The carbapenemase threat in the animal world: The wrong culprit

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2007-2008

  Poirel, Laurent ^a   Stephan, Roger ^b   Perreten, Vincent ^c   Nordmann, Patrice ^a  

^a University of Fribourg   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbapenems; ESBLs; Food chain; Veterinary medicine

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEMASE; DRINKING WATER; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBAPENEMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD CHAIN; GERMANY; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INDIA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PAKISTAN; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SWITZERLAND; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY CLINIC; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYMOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRENDS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CARBAPENEMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84902438280     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku054     Document Type: Letter

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