Clinical practice guideline for screening of patients at risk of colonization by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales and the treatment of infections caused by these bacteria

Clinical practice guideline for screening of patients at risk of colonization by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales and the treatment of infections caused by these bacteria

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) infections have increased in recent years. Colombia has become an endemic country for this group of microorganisms, and the infections they cause have a serious impact in terms of morbidity and mortality. The early identification of CPE carriers who are...

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Main Authors: Jorge Alberto Cortés, Aura Lucía Leal, Gerardo Muñetón-López, Juan Sebastián Bravo-Ojeda, Laura Cristina Nócua-Báez, Vaneza Avila, Edwin Silva, Carlos Arturo Álvarez-Moreno, Pilar Espitia, Sandra Milena Gualtero, Sandra Liliana Valderrama, Freddy Orlando Guevara, Germán Esparza, Carlos Humberto Saavedra, Jorge Augusto Díaz, Martha Carolina Valderrama-Ríos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2021-03-01
Series:Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
Subjects:
Clinical guidelines as Topic
Enterobacteriaceae
Enterobacteriaceae Infections
Polymyxins
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Drug resistance, Bacterial
Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/90140

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