Abstract
Patients with cancer are at high risk for infections caused by antibiotic resistant gram-negative bacteria. In this review, we summarize trends among the major pathogens and clinical syndromes associated with antibiotic resistant gram-negative bacterial infection in patients with malignancy, with special attention to carbapenem and expanded-spectrum β-lactam resistance in Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia-all major threats to our cancer patients. Optimal therapy for these antibiotic-resistant pathogens still remains to be determined.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | S335-S339 |
Journal | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 59 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Acinetobacter baumannii
- Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
- Infections
- Neutropenia
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases