Changing epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae carriage during an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 355-356

  Geffen, Y ^a   Finkelstein, R ^a   Oren, I ^a   Shalaginov, R ^a   Tavleva, I ^a   Sprecher, H ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; ERTAPENEM; IMIPENEM;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; CARBAPENEMS; CARRIER STATE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 78349313624     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.08.003     Document Type: Letter

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