In a previous study, we demonstrated prolonged length of hospital stay in cases of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-positive K. pneumoniae bacteremia compared to bacteremia cases due to E. coli (ESBL-positive and -negative) and ESBL-negative K. pneumoniae. The overall mortality was significantly higher in bacteremia cases resulting from ESBL-positive pathogens but also in K. pneumoniae cases disregarding ESBL-production. In order to examine whether pathogen species rather than multidrug resistance might affect mortality risk, we reanalyzed our dataset that includes 1.851 cases of bacteremia.
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Leistner, R., Bloch, A., Gastmeier, P., & Schwab, F. (2016). E. coli bacteremia in comparison to K. pneumoniae bacteremia: Influence of pathogen species and ESBL production on 7-day mortality. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-016-0138-z
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