Isolation of carbapenem-resistant NDM-1-positive Providencia rettgeri in Mexico

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1934-1936

  Barrios, Humberto ^a   Garza Ramos, Ulises ^a   Reyna Flores, Fernando ^a   Sanchez Perez, Alejandro ^a   Rojas Moreno, Teresa ^a   Garza Gonzalez, Elvira ^b   Llaca Diaz, Jorge Martin ^b   Camacho Ortiz, Adrian ^b   Guzmán López, Santos ^c   Silva Sanchez, Jesus ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR JOSÉ ELEUTERIO GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Enterobacteriaceae; Gram negative

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; EDETIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; NEW DELHI METALLO BETA LACTAMASE 1; PIPERACILLIN; TIGECYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MEXICO; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROVIDENCIA RETTGERI; RESIDENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GRAM-NEGATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARBAPENEMS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMIDS; PROVIDENCIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880752030     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt124     Document Type: Letter

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