Prevalence and Clinical Burden of NDM-1 Positive Infections in Pediatric and Neonatal Patients in Pakistan. Issue 4 (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Qamar, Muhammad Usman; Nahid, Fouzia; Walsh, Timothy R.; Kamran, Rubina; Zahra, Rabaab
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 34:Issue 4(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000582
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <p>In a neonatal/pediatric Gram-negative infection study from Islamabad, 71/82 strains were carbapenem resistant with 12/82 positive for New Delhi Metallo-β-lactamase and many being extensively antibiotic resistant. Burden and outcome analysis on 9 patients showed that 4/9 died after inadequate therapy regardless of organism type.</p> </sec> </abstract>