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India: An in-hospital mortality rate of nearly 70% was observed in patients with dual colistin- and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections (CCRKP BSI)

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  • 75 patients with colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections were examined.
  • Observed:  A high in-hospital mortality rate of 69.3% (52/75 patients).
  • Among the 52 patients who did not survive, 28 patients died within 48 hours of bacteremia.

Clinical outcome of dual colistin- and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections: A single-center retrospective study of 75 cases in India

Kaur, Amarjeet et al.

American Journal of Infection Control

 


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