Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae across a hospital system: impact of post-acute care facilities on dissemination | Zendy

Federico Pérez | Zendy; Andrea Endimiani | Zendy; Amy J. Ray | Zendy; Brooke K. Decker | Zendy; Christopher J. Wallace | Zendy; Kristine M. Hujer | Zendy; David J. Ecker | Zendy; Mark D. Adams | Zendy; Philip Toltzis | Zendy; Michael Dul | Zendy; Anne Windau | Zendy; Saralee Bajaksouzian | Zendy; Michael R. Jacobs | Zendy; Robert A. Salata | Zendy; Robert A. Bonomo | Zendy

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Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae across a hospital system: impact of post-acute care facilities on dissemination

Author(s) -

Federico Pérez,

Andrea Endimiani,

Amy J. Ray,

Brooke K. Decker,

Christopher J. Wallace,

Kristine M. Hujer,

David J. Ecker,

Mark D. Adams,

Philip Toltzis,

Michael Dul,

Anne Windau,

Saralee Bajaksouzian,

Michael R. Jacobs,

Robert A. Salata,

Robert A. Bonomo

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkq191

Subject(s) - acinetobacter baumannii , klebsiella pneumoniae , multilocus sequence typing , microbiology and biotechnology , imipenem , carbapenem , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , molecular epidemiology , antibiotic resistance , genotype , drug resistance , medicine , biology , antibiotics , pseudomonas aeruginosa , bacteria , escherichia coli , gene , genetics

Resistance to carbapenems among Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae presents a serious therapeutic and infection control challenge. We describe the epidemiology and genetic basis of carbapenem resistance in A. baumannii and K. pneumoniae in a six-hospital healthcare system in Northeast Ohio.

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