Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteremia in Young Children Hospitalized With Pneumonia in Bangladesh Is Associated With a High Mortality Rate.
Mohammod Jobayer ChistiJason B HarrisRyan W CarrollK M ShahunjaAbu S M S B ShahidPeter P MoschovisSara R SchenkelAbu Sayem Mirza Md Hasibur RahmanLubaba ShahrinTanveer FarukFarhad KabirDilruba AhmedTahmeed AhmedPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)
Antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteremia in young children with pneumonia in Dhaka, Bangladesh was associated with a high mortality rate. The pandemic of antibiotic resistance is shortening the lives of young children in Bangladesh, and new approaches to prevent and treat these infections are desperately needed.