New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase: A cautionary tale

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-240

  Muir, A ^a   Weinbren, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; ERTAPENEM; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; TIGECYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MASS SCREENING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; BETA-LACTAMS; CROSS INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HUMANS; INDIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 77953539717     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.02.005     Document Type: Letter

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