ICU-Associated Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infection: Risk Factors Affecting the Outcome Following the Emergence of Colistin-Resistant Isolates in a Regional Greek Hospital

ICU-Associated Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infection: Risk Factors Affecting the Outcome Following the Emergence of Colistin-Resistant Isolates in a Regional Greek Hospital

Intensive care unit patients may present infections by difficult-to-treat-resistant Gram-negative microorganisms. Colistin resurfaced as a last resort antibiotic for the treatment of multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. However, colistin might not improve survival, particularly after the eme...

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Main Authors: Marios Karvouniaris, Garyphallia Poulakou, Konstantinos Tsiakos, Maria Chatzimichail, Panagiotis Papamichalis, Anna Katsiaflaka, Katerina Oikonomou, Antonios Katsioulis, Eleni Palli, Apostolos Komnos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
APACHE II score
bacteremia
bloodstream infection
broth microdilution
colistin
colistin-resistant
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/11/3/405

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