Clinical, epidemiological and microbiological characterization of bacteremia produced by carbapenem-resistant enterobacteria in a university hospital in Córdoba, Argentina Caracterización clínica, epidemiológica y microbiológica de bacteriemias producidas por enterobacterias resistentes a carbapenems en un hospital universitario de Córdoba, Argentina

LIPARI, FLAVIO GABRIEL; HERNÁNDEZ, DANIELA; VILARÓ, MARIO; CAEIRO, JUAN P.; SAKA, HÉCTOR ALEX

REVISTA CHILENA DE INFECTOLOGíA

SOC CHILENA INFECTOLOGIA

Lugar: Santiago; Año: 2020 vol. 37 p. 362 - 362

0716-1018

ackground: 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-spe