@article{ed8a5995a6054938aa9a0cec652a45fc,
title = "Infections caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: differences in therapy and mortality in a multicentre study",
abstract = "Infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) carbapenemase (KPC)-producing strains of Kp have become a significant threat in recent years. To assess their outcomes and identify risk factors for 14 day mortality, we conducted a 4 year (2010-13) retrospective cohort study in five large Italian teaching hospitals.",
keywords = "carbapenem resistance, carbapenemases, colistin resistance, combination therapy, inadequate empirical therapy, meropenem MICs, treatment, carbapenem resistance, carbapenemases, colistin resistance, combination therapy, inadequate empirical therapy, meropenem MICs, treatment",
author = "Mario Tumbarello and Trecarichi, \{Enrico Maria\} and \{De Rosa\}, \{Francesco Giuseppe\} and Maddalena Giannella and Giacobbe, \{Daniele Roberto\} and Matteo Bassetti and Losito, \{Angela Raffaella\} and Michele Bartoletti and \{Del Bono\}, Valerio and Silvia Corcione and Giuseppe Maiuro and Sara Tedeschi and Luigi Celani and Cardellino, \{Chiara Simona\} and Teresa Spanu and Anna Marchese and Simone Ambretti and Roberto Cauda and Claudio Viscoli and Pierluigi Viale",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1093/jac/dkv086",
language = "English",
volume = "70",
pages = "2133--2143",
journal = "Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy",
issn = "0305-7453",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
}