Article
Association of prompt phenotype-desirable antimicrobial therapy with short-term mortality and hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection among adults with community-onset bacteraemia.
Journal of global antimicrobial resistance - 1 Sept 2026
Hou Chien-Hung, Hsu Ya-Ching, Ho Ching-Yu, Hong Ming-Yuan, Hung Yuan-Pin, Lee Ching-Chi, Ko Wen-Chien
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Phenotype-desirable antimicrobial therapy (PDAT) has recently been proposed to improve prognosis in patients with Enterobacterales bacteraemia. However, focusing on overall bacteraemia, the association of prompt PDAT with short-term mortality and the risk of hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection (hCDI) remains uncertain. METHODS: Among treatment-naïve adults with community-onset...
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- Humans
- Bacteremia
- Female
- Aged
- Clostridium Infections
- Retrospective Studies
