Treatment of sepsis: What is the antibiotic choice in bacteremia due to carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae?

Table 3 Bed side risk score for carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae

Risk factor	Score (points)
History of chemotherapy in the last 3 mo	19
Invasive devices	10
Absence of peripheral vascular disease	10
Impairment of level of consciousness at the time of illness	9
Hospitalization for 3 or more days before development of BSI	7
Age < 65 years old	6

Table was modified from the ref.[28]. BSI: Blood stream infection.