Pharmacist recommendations for carbapenem de-escalation in urinary tract infection within an antimicrobial stewardship program

Background: Carbapenem antibiotics are considered the treatment of choice for serious extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Gram-negative bacteria infections. Our objectives were to analyze the results of carbapenem de-escalation therapy in complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) attended i...

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Main Authors: Svetlana Sadyrbaeva-Dolgova, Pilar Aznarte-Padial, Alberto Jimenez-Morales, Manuela Expósito-Ruiz, Miguel Ángel Calleja-Hernández, Carmen Hidalgo-Tenorio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034119303144