Recent emergence of carbapenem-resistant organisms in a low prevalence UK setting in London

Journal of Infection Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 130-134

  Hughes, John ^a   Goldenberg, Simon D ^a   Tosas, Olga ^a   Edgeworth, Jonathan D ^a   Otter, Jonathan A ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE); Carbapenem resistant organism (CRO); Klebsiella pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964310773     PISSN: 17571774     EISSN: 17571782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757177415622693     Document Type: Article

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