Treatment and outcome of nine cases of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae meningitis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 161-164

  Tuon, Felipe F ^a,b   Rocha, Jaime L ^c,d   Arend, Lavinia N ^e   Wallbach, Krissia ^b   Zanin, Heloisa Arantes ^b   Pilonetto, Marcelo ^f  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO EVANGÉLICO DE CURITIBA   (Brazil)

^c Division of Microbiology   (Brazil)

^d Hospital Vita Curitiba   (Brazil)

^e Bacteriology Section   (Brazil)

^f PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; COLISTIN; FOSFOMYCIN; MEROPENEM; POLYMYXIN; POLYMYXIN B; TIGECYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE CARBAPENEMASE KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; CARBAPENEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 84879283080     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2013.04.003     Document Type: Letter

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