Joachim Doua, Jesús Rodríguez-Baño, Rachel Froget, Padma Puranam, Oscar Go, Jeroen Geurtsen, Sanne van Rooij, Tuba Vilken, Inage Minoru, Izumi Yasumori, Bart Spiessens, Evelina Tacconelli, Lena M Biehl, Joshua T Thaden, Michal Sarnecki, Herman Goossens, Jan Poolman, Marc Bonten, Miquel Ekkelenkamp
BACKGROUND: Clinical data characterizing invasive Escherichia coli disease (IED) are limited. We assessed the clinical presentation of IED and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns of causative E. coli isolates in older adults. METHODS: EXPECT-2 (NCT04117113) was a prospective, observational, multinational, hospital-based study conducted in patients with IED aged ≥ 60 years. IED was determined by the microbiological confirmation of E...
January 25, 2024: Infection