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Double carbapenem as a rescue strategy for the treatment of severe carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infections: a two-center, matched case–control study

BACKGROUND: Recent reports have suggested the efficacy of a double carbapenem (DC) combination, including ertapenem, for the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp) infections. We aimed to evaluate the clinical impact of such a regimen in critically ill patients. METHODS: Thi...

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Autores principales: De Pascale, Gennaro, Martucci, Gennaro, Montini, Luca, Panarello, Giovanna, Cutuli, Salvatore Lucio, Di Carlo, Daniele, Di Gravio, Valentina, Di Stefano, Roberta, Capitanio, Guido, Vallecoccia, Maria Sole, Polidori, Piera, Spanu, Teresa, Arcadipane, Antonio, Antonelli, Massimo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5498909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28679413
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-017-1769-z