Persistent bacteremia predicts poor outcomes among neutropenic patients with carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bloodstream infections receiving appropriate therapy

• Main Authors: Abi Manesh Sathya Kumar (Author), Mithun Mohan George (Author), Kundakarla Bhanuprasad (Author), Grace Mary John (Author), Anu Korula (Author), Aby Abraham (Author), Vikram Mathews (Author), Uday Prakash Kulkarni (Author), Chaitra Shankar (Author), Prasanna Samuel Premkumar (Author), Binila Chacko (Author), K. Subramani (Author), George M. Varghese (Author), V. Balaji (Author), Biju George (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Purpose Identifying persistent bacteremia early in patients with neutropenia may improve outcome. This study evaluated the role of follow-up blood cultures (FUBC) positivity in predicting outcomes among patients with neutropenia and carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bloodstream infections...