Carbapenemases: A problem in waiting?

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 489-495

  Livermore, David M ^a   Woodford, Neil ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CARBAPENEMASE; METALLOPROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG HYDROLYSIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 0033783426     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(00)00128-4     Document Type: Review

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