Inappropriate empirical therapy was the strongest independent factor that we could modify to improve mortality in E. coli bacteraemia and was more frequent in cases caused by fluoroquinolone-resistant or ESBL-producing strains. Nosocomial acquisition, urinary catheterization and previous therapy with a fluoroquinolone or beta-lactam were predictive factors for infection with an antibiotic-resistant strain.
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