The emerging threat of acquired carbapenemases in Gram-negative bacteria

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-101

  Cornaglia, G ^a   Rossolini, G M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEM; CARBAPENEMASE; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; EDITORIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 74549179120     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.03114.x     Document Type: Editorial

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