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Improved Phenotype-Based Definition for Identifying Carbapenemase Producers among Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2015
Chea Nora, Bulens Sandra N, Kongphet-Tran Thiphasone, Lynfield Ruth, Shaw Kristin M, Vagnone Paula Snippes, Kainer Marion A, Muleta Daniel B, Wilson Lucy, Vaeth Elisabeth, Dumyati Ghinwa, Concannon Cathleen, Phipps Erin C, Culbreath Karissa, Janelle Sarah J, Bamberg Wendy M, Guh Alice Y, Limbago Brandi, Kallen Alexander J
Abstract excerpt
Preventing transmission of carbapenemase-producing, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CP-CRE) is a public health priority. A phenotype-based definition that reliably identifies CP-CRE while minimizing misclassification of non-CP-CRE could help prevention efforts. To assess possible definitions, we evaluated enterobacterial isolates that had been tested and deemed nonsusceptible to >1 carbapenem at US...
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