Carbapenem combination therapy versus standard of care for persistent methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia.
Sunish ShahLloyd G ClarkeJustin LudwigSarah BurgdorfRicardo D Arbulu GuerraRyan K ShieldsPublished in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2024)
Carbapenem combination therapy resulted in faster time to blood culture sterilization, but no differences in overall mortality rates. Randomized trials are critical to determine the utility of carbapenem combination therapy.
Keyphrases
- combination therapy
- staphylococcus aureus
- acinetobacter baumannii
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- gram negative
- multidrug resistant
- drug resistant
- healthcare
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- palliative care
- escherichia coli
- biofilm formation
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- cardiovascular events
- quality improvement
- risk factors
- pain management
- cystic fibrosis
- coronary artery disease