Mortality and its predictors among hospitalized patients with infections due to extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) Enterobacteriaceae in Malaysia: a retrospective observational study

• Main Authors: Abubakar, Usman, Tangiisuran, Balamurugan, Elnaem, Mohamed Hassan Abdelaziz, Sulaiman, Syed Azhar, Khan, Faiz Ullah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Springer Open 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/96725/7/96725_Mortality%20and%20its%20predictors%20among%20hospitalized%20patients.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/96725/8/WOS%20Index.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/96725/; https://fjps.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s43094-022-00406-8; https://doi.org/10.1186/s43094-022-00406-8
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background: Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) pathogens are associated with morbidity and mortality. There is a paucity of data describing the treatments and outcomes of ESBL infections in Malaysia. This study evaluated the treatments, mortality and associated factors among patients hospitaliz...