Ceftazidime-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection in children with febrile neutropenia

• Main Authors: Ariffin, Hany, Navaratnam, Parasakthi, Mohamed, Mahfuzah, Arasu, Anusha, Abdullah, Wan Ariffin, Chan, Lee Lee, Lin, Hai Peng
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2000
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/25837/; https://doi.org/10.1016/S1201-9712(00)90061-4

Objectives: To evaluate prevalence of ceftazidime-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) in the pediatric oncology unit of University Hospital, Kuala, Lumpur, and to identify differences between febrile neutropenic pediatric patients with CRKP and ceftazidime-sensitive K. pneumoniae (CSKP) bacteremi...