Artículo
Caracterización clínica, epidemiológica y microbiológica de bacteriemias producidas por enterobacterias resistentes a carbapenems en un hospital universitario de Córdoba, Argentina
Título:
Clinical, epidemiological and microbiological characterization of bacteremia produced by carbapenem-resistant enterobacteria in a university hospital in Córdoba, Argentina
Fecha de publicación:
08/2020
Editorial:
Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia
Revista:
Revista Chilena de Infectología
ISSN:
0716-1018
e-ISSN:
0717-6341
Idioma:
Español
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
Enterobacteriaceae are a major cause of bloodstream infections and their antimicrobial resistance continues to increase. This leads to higher morbidity-mortality rates and public health costs. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae represent a serious challenge globally, since there are few therapeutic options available. Aim: Clinical/microbiological characterization of the carbapenem-resistant bacteremia observed over a period of 4 years. Methods: Retrospective, observational and descriptive study about bacteremia caused by carbapenem-resistant and susceptible Enterobacteriaceae. Results: A total of 84 patients with bacteremia including carbapenem-resistant and susceptible Enterobacteriaceae were analyzed. We found that patients infected with carbapenemresistant strains presented a higher proportion of: previous antibiotic treatment, hospitalization in intensive care unit (ICU), onset of the bacteremia during hospitalization in ICU and previous infection with extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae. Additionally, we observed a predominance of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and an attributable mortality rate of 52.4%. Discussion: This study allowed for a better understanding of an emerging problem with high mortality, which in turn is useful for the design and adoption of infection control strategies and effective treatment regimens adapted to our local epidemiology.
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Citación
Lipari, Flavio Gabriel; Hernández, Daniela; Vilaró, Mario; Caeiro, Juan Pablo; Saka, Hector Alex; Caracterización clínica, epidemiológica y microbiológica de bacteriemias producidas por enterobacterias resistentes a carbapenems en un hospital universitario de Córdoba, Argentina; Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia; Revista Chilena de Infectología; 37; 4; 8-2020; 362-370
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