Phenotypic and molecular characterization of 942 carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in southern Brazil

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 316-318

  Arend, Lavinia N ^a,b   Pilonetto, Marcelo ^b   de Alencar Siebra, Christian ^b   Tuon, Felipe F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b Bacteriology Section   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Carbapenemase; Enterobacteriaceae; KPC; Modified hodge test

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEMASE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE;

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CARBAPENEM RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; CATHETER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MODIFIED HODGE TEST; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECTS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; PROCEDURES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; BRAZIL; CARBAPENEMS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR TYPING; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 84930374573     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: 14377780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2014.11.011     Document Type: Article

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