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PRO/EDR> Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae – USA: OXA-48 carbapenemases, 2010-2015

December 4, 2015 editor Global Disease Alerts
Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE) -- United States[Authors: Lyman M, Walters M, Lonsway D, et al.]Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are bacteria that are often resistant to most classes of antibiotics and cause health care-associated infections with high mortality rates (1). Among CRE, strains that carry plasmid-encoded carbapenemase enzymes that inactivate carbapenem antibiotics are of greatest public health concern because of their potential for rapid global dissemination, Read more [...]
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