Fluoroquinolone therapy for bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae

Background/Purpose: For extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae infections, carbapenems are recommended as first line therapy, and clinical data on the therapeutic efficacy of fluoroquinolones (FQs) is limited. This study compares the efficacy of FQs and carbapenems for...

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Hauptverfasser: Ching-Lung Lo, Ching-Chi Lee, Chia-Wen Li, Ming-Chi Li, Po-Ren Hsueh, Nan-Yao Lee, Wen-Chien Ko
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Schriftenreihe:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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Online Zugang:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S168411821500835X