Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Africa
Borneo Journal of Pharmacy, 2020 Carbapenems are regarded as unique among the β-lactam antibiotics due to their broad spectrum of activity and ability to resist β-lactamase hydrolysis.
Bashar Haruna Gulumbe, Olumide Ajibola
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The Potential Trajectory of Carbapenem-ResistantEnterobacteriaceae, an Emerging Threat to Health-Care Facilities, and the Impact of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Toolkit [PDF]
, 2016 Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), a group of pathogens resistant to most antibiotics and associated with high mortality, are a rising emerging public health threat.
Bruce Y. Lee +10 more
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The synergistic effect of turmeric aqueous extract and chitosan against multidrug-resistant bacteria
New Microbes and New Infections, 2021 We aimed to investigate the antibacterial and antibiofilm effects of turmeric and chitosan against the planktonic and biofilm forms of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria.
S. Etemadi +5 more
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Carbapenem resistance in critically important human pathogens isolated from companion animals: a systematic literature review [PDF]
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 2022 This study aimed to describe the presence and geographical distribution of Gram-negative bacteria considered critical on the priority list of antibiotic-resistant pathogens published by the World Health Organization, including carbapenem-resistant ...
Angie Alexandra Rincón-Real +1 more
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Differential DNA accessibility to polymerase enables 30-minute phenotypic β-lactam antibiotic susceptibility testing of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae [PDF]
, 2020 The rise in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections has created a global health emergency, underlining the critical need to develop faster diagnostics to treat swiftly and correctly.
Garner, Omai B. +5 more
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Carbapenem and colistin resistance in children with Enterobacteriaceae infections
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2020 Background. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are an emerging global public health threat. As a reserve agent, colistin has been the drug of choice for the treatment of infections caused by CRE.
Zeliha Haytoğlu +5 more
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blaKPC gene Detection in Clinical Isolates of Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a Tertiary Care Hospital [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Introduction: Carbapenem resistance among Enterobacteriaceae, especially in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli, is an emerging problem worldwide.
Priyadarshini Shanmugam +2 more
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European intensive care physicians’ experience of infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria [PDF]
, 2020 Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) compromises the treatment of patients with serious infections in intensive care units (ICUs), and intensive care physicians are increasingly facing patients with bacterial infections with limited or no adequate ...
De Waele, Jan +9 more
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Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2022 Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the frequency and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae among clinical isolates in Karachi, Pakistan.
Faisal Iqbal Afridi, Saeeda Baig, Aliya Irshad Sani, Qamar Jamal
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A review on bacterial resistance to carbapenems: epidemiology, detection and treatment options
Future Science OA, 2020 Carbapenems are a class of antimicrobial agents reserved for infections caused by multidrug-resistant microorganisms. The emergence of carbapenem resistance has become a serious public health threat.
Ann A Elshamy, Khaled M Aboshanab
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