From: Initial empirical antibiotics of non-carbapenems for ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae bacteremia in children: a retrospective medical record review
Outcomes
Empirical antibiotics
P-value
Non-carbapenem†(N = 26)
Carbapenem (N = 27)
Total (N = 53)
30-day all-cause mortality
1 (3.8%)
8 (29.6%)
9 (17.0%)
0.01
Microbiological failure on day 2
7 (26.9%)
11 (40.7%)
18 (34.0%)
0.29