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. 2017 Nov 25;16:76. doi: 10.1186/s12941-017-0249-2

Table 1.

Summary of outcomes and antimicrobial therapy for carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae infections found in tier 1 articles

First Author (no. of subjects) [References] Clinical failured Microbiologic failured Mortality Combination antimicrobial therapy
PMB/COL TCN AMG CARB FOS PCN FQ
Ariza-Heredia (n = 1) [18] 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%)
Balandin Moreno (n = 3) [31] 2/3 (66.7%) 0/3 (0%) 2/3 (66.7%) 3/3 (100%) 1/3 (33.3%) 2/3 (66.7%) 0/3 (0%) 0/3 (0%) 1/3 (33.3%)
Camargo (n = 1) [19] 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%)
Chuaa (n = 2) [20] 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 2/2 (100%) 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 2/2 (100%) 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%)
Cicora (n = 5) [32] 4/5 (80%) 1/5 (20%) 3/5 (60%) 5/5 (100%) 0/5 (0%) 3/5 (60%) 4/5 (80%) 0/5 (0%) 0/5 (0%)
Clancy (n = 1) [33] 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%)
de Sanctis (n = 1) [21] 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%)
Giamarellou (n = 1) [22] 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%)
Lemmenmeier (n = 3) [23] 0/3 (0%) 0/3 (0%) 3/3 (100%) 3/3 (100%) 0/3 (0%) 3/3 (100%) 0/3 (0%) 0/3 (0%) 0/3 (0%)
Lubbert (n = 4) [37] 3/4 (75.0%) 3/4 (75%) 4/4 (100%) 4/4 (100%) 4/4 (100%) 0/4 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 0/4 (0%)
Maltezou (n = 2) [38] 0/2 (0%) 2/2 (100%) 0/2 (0%) 2/2 (100%) 2/2 (100%) 2/2 (100%) 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%)
Marquezb (n = 1) [24] 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%)
Mathersc (n = 1) [25] 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%)
Morris (n = 1) [39] 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%)
Mouloudi (n = 4) [40] 1/4 (25.0%) 1/4 (25%) 2/4 (50%) 4/4 (100%) 4/4 (100%) 4/4 (100%) 0/4 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 0/4 (0%)
Navarro (n = 2) [41] 2/2 (100%) 2/2 (100%) 2/2 (100%) 2/2 (100%) 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%)
Nevrekar (n = 1) [26] 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%)
Olivaa (n = 1) [27] 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%)
Pontikis (n = 9) [28] 5/9 (55.6%) 4/9 (44.4%) 4/9 (44.4%) 8/9 (88.9%) 4/9 (44.4%) 2/9 (22.2%) 3/9 (33.3%) 9/9 (100%) 2/9 (22.2%) 0/9 (0%)
Sanchez-Romero (n = 1) [47] 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%)
Souli (n = 6) [43] 3/6 (50%) 3/6 (50%) 5/6 (83.3%) 6/6 (100%) 3/6 (50%) 3/6 (50%) 4/6 (66.7%) 0/6 (0%) 2/6 (33.3%) 2/6 (33.3%)
Viaggi (n = 1) [29] 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%)
Virgilio (n = 1) [30] 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 1/1 (100%) 0/1 (0%) 0/1 (0%)
N = 53 14/39 (35.9%) 22/42 (52.4%) 19/53 (35.8%) 47/53 (88.6%) 39/53 (73.6%) 26/53 (49.1%) 23/53 (43.4%) 16/53 (30.2%) 5/53 (9.4%) 4/53 (7.5%)

PMB polymyxin B, COL colistin, TCN tetracycline, AMG aminoglycoside, CARB carbapenem, FOS fosfomycin, PCN penicillin, FQ fluoroquinolone

aDual carbapenem therapy used

bRifampin also administered

cTrimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole also administered

dDash indicates information was unavailable