Risk Factors Affecting Patterns of Antibiotic Resistance and Treatment Efficacy in Extreme Drug Resistance in Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Klebsiella Pneumoniae Infections: A 5-Year Analysis

Durdu, BÜLENT; KOC, MELİHA; HAKYEMEZ, Ismail; Akkoyunlu, YASEMİN; Daskaya, HAYRETTİN; Gultepe, BİLGE; ASLAN, Turan

doi:10.12659/msm.911338

Risk Factors Affecting Patterns of Antibiotic Resistance and Treatment Efficacy in Extreme Drug Resistance in Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Klebsiella Pneumoniae Infections: A 5-Year Analysis

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Durdu B., KOC M., HAKYEMEZ I. N., Akkoyunlu Y., Daskaya H., Gultepe B., ...More

MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, vol.25, pp.174-183, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 25
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.12659/msm.911338
Journal Name: MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.174-183
Keywords: Cross Infection, Intensive Care Units, Klebsiella Pneumoniae, Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Combination, LACTAMASE-PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE, COLISTIN-RESISTANT, MORTALITY, THERAPY, COMBINATION, PREDICTORS, OUTCOMES
Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: We investigated the factors affecting antibiotic resistance in the intensive care unit (ICU)-related hospital-acquired infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP-HAI) and the effects of antibiotics used for high-level antibiotic resistance on patient survival.