Outcomes and Risk Factors for Mortality among Patients Treated with Carbapenems for Klebsiella spp. Bacteremia

Lauren R. Biehle; Jessica M. Cottreau; David J. Thompson; Rachel L. Filipek; J. Nicholas O’Donnell; Todd M. Lasco; Monica V. Mahoney; Elizabeth B. Hirsch

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0143845

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Outcomes and Risk Factors for Mortality among Patients Treated with Carbapenems for Klebsiella spp. Bacteremia

Lauren R. Biehle,

Current address: University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, United States of America

Affiliations University of Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America, Catholic Health Initiatives St. Luke’s Health Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Jessica M. Cottreau,

Current address: Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Affiliations University of Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America, Catholic Health Initiatives St. Luke’s Health Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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David J. Thompson,

Affiliation Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Rachel L. Filipek,

Affiliation Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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J. Nicholas O’Donnell,

Affiliations Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Todd M. Lasco,

Affiliation Catholic Health Initiatives St. Luke’s Health Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Monica V. Mahoney,

Affiliation Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Elizabeth B. Hirsch

* E-mail: e.hirsch@neu.edu

Affiliations Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Outcomes and Risk Factors for Mortality among Patients Treated with Carbapenems for Klebsiella spp. Bacteremia

Lauren R. Biehle,
Jessica M. Cottreau,
David J. Thompson,
Rachel L. Filipek,
J. Nicholas O’Donnell,
Todd M. Lasco,
Monica V. Mahoney,
Elizabeth B. Hirsch

Published: November 30, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143845

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