The Role of Ertapenem for the Treatment of Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections with a Positive Culture for Enterococcus faecalis
Date:
01/15/2019
Citation:
Fabre V, Nemati K, Avdic E, Cosgrove SE, Amoah J, Tamma PD. The Role of Ertapenem for the Treatment of Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections With a Positive Culture for Enterococcus faecalis. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018 Dec 15;6(1):ofy339. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofy339. PMID: 30648129; PMCID: PMC6329900.
Abstract
Controversy remains as to whether Enterococcus faecalis recovered from intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) requires targeted therapy. In a multicenter study comparing patients with IAIs from which E. faecalis was identified in intra-abdominal cultures, no difference in clinical outcomes was observed between patients receiving ertapenem vs those receiving piperacillin/tazobactam.