Epidemiology, management, and outcome of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections in hospitals within the same endemic metropolitan area

In the last decade, carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp) has become endemic in several countries, including Italy. In the present study, we assessed the differences in epidemiology, management, and mortality of CR-Kp bloodstream infection (BSI) in the three main adult acute-care hospit...

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Main Authors: Maria L. Cristina, Cristiano Alicino, Marina Sartini, Valeria Faccio, Anna M. Spagnolo, Valerio D. Bono, Giovanni Cassola, Anna M. De Mite, Maria P. Crisalli, Gianluca Ottria, Elisa Schinca, Giuliano L. Pinto, Luigi C. Bottaro, Claudio Viscoli, Andrea Orsi, Daniele R. Giacobbe, Giancarlo Icardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034117301466