Appropriateness of empirical antibiotic prescription for bloodstream infections in an emergency department from 2006 to 2018: impact of the spread of ESBL-producing Enterobacterales

The spread of ESBL producers in the community may impact the management of patients with bloodstream infections (BSI) involving Enterobacterales in emergency departments. Thus, from 2006 to 2018, data for all BSI episodes involving Enterobacterales from the emergency department of a French teaching hospital were retrospectively included. Antimicrobial susceptibility test results and empirical antibiotic regimens were recorded. Treatment was...