Effectiveness of a Double-Carbapenem Regimen for Infections in Humans Due to Carbapenemase-Producing Pandrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Ertapenem plus doripenem or meropenem were given in three patients suffering from pandrug-resistant, KPC-2-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia (2 patients) and urinary tract infection (1 patient), respectively. All responded successfully, without relapse at follow-up. The results obtained shou...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Giamarellou, Helen, Galani, Lambrini, Baziaka, Fotini, Karaiskos, Ilias
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
Subjects:
Online Access:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3632902/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23439635
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02399-12
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!