High Rate of Inappropriate Antibiotics in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteremia following International Guideline Recommendations

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Title: High Rate of Inappropriate Antibiotics in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteremia following International Guideline Recommendations
Contributor: Chumbita, Mariana; Puerta-Alcalde, Pedro; Yáñez, Lucrecia; Angeles Cuesta, Maria; Chinea, Anabelle; Español-Morales, Ignacio; Fernandez-Abellán, Pascual; Gudiol, Carlota; González-Sierra, Pedro; Rojas, Rafael; Sánchez-Pina, José María; Vadillo, Irene Sánchez; Sánchez, Miguel; Varela, Rosario; Vázquez, Lourdes; Guerreiro, Manuel; Monzo, Patricia; Lopera, Carlos; Aiello, Tommaso Francesco; Peyrony, Oliver; Soriano, Alex; Garcia-Vidal, Carolina
Published: American Society for Microbiology, 2023
Published in: Microbiology Spectrum, 11 (2023) 4
Language: English
DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00674-23
ISSN: 2165-0497
Keywords: Infectious Diseases ; Cell Biology ; Microbiology (medical) ; Genetics ; General Immunology and Microbiology ; Ecology ; Physiology
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Description: <jats:p> Bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by <jats:named-content content-type="genus-species">P. aeruginosa</jats:named-content> is related with an elevated morbidity and mortality in neutropenic patients. For this reason, optimal antipseudomonal coverage has been the basis of all historical recommendations in the empirical treatment of febrile neutropenia. </jats:p>
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