Cefiderocol as rescue therapy in a cancer immunosuppressed critically ill child: Case description and literature review.

Severe infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria have underscored the urgent need for innovative treatment approaches. Novel antimicrobials like cefiderocol have emerged as effective options, but their use in children remains largely unexplored. In this brief report, we describe a severe case of sepsis in a child with an oncohematological disease, caused by a highly drug-resistant strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Salmonella Bacteremia in Spanish Pediatric Emergency Departments: Uncommon But Not Mild.

Background: Salmonella spp. is an uncommon microorganism in bloodstream infections among pediatric patients in our setting, although in developing countries it is the most common causative organism in blood cultures.

Methods: We describe the children presenting to pediatric emergency departments and diagnosed with Salmonella bacteremia (SB) and identify clinical and laboratory predictors of poor outcome (ie, complications, sequelae and death) by bivariate analysis.