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The Use of a Combination Antibiogram to Assist with the Selection of Appropriate Antimicrobial Therapy for Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2015

Alice J. Hsu ,
Karen C. Carroll ,
Aaron M. Milstone ,
Edina Avdic ,
Sara E. Cosgrove ,
Mercedes Vilasoa  and
Pranita D. Tamma
Alice J. Hsu
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland
Karen C. Carroll
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Pathology and Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Aaron M. Milstone
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Baltimore, Maryland
Edina Avdic
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland
Sara E. Cosgrove
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Baltimore, Maryland
Mercedes Vilasoa
Affiliation:
Stevenson University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Pranita D. Tamma*
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Baltimore, Maryland
*
Address correspondence to Pranita D. Tamma, MD, MHS, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, 200 North Wolfe Street, Suite 3155, Baltimore, Maryland 21287 (ptamma1@jhmi.edu).
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Abstract

Combination antibiograms can be used to evaluate organism cross-resistance among multiple antibiotics. As combination therapy is generally favored for the treatment of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE), combination antibiograms provide valuable information about the combination of antibiotics that achieve the highest likelihood of adequate antibiotic coverage against CPE.

Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;36(12):1458–1460

Type
Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 36 , Issue 12 , December 2015 , pp. 1458 - 1460
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© 2015 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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