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Laboratory investigation of a suspected outbreak caused by Providencia stuartii with intermediate resistance to imipenem at a long-term care facility.
Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi - 1 Apr 2018
Mao Yuan-Chih, Chang Chin-Lu, Huang Yhu-Chering, Su Lin-Hui, Lee Chao-Tai
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Providencia stuartii survives well in natural environment and often causes opportunistic infection in residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Clinical isolates of P. stuartii are usually resistant to multiple antibiotics. The bacterium is also naturally resistant to colistin and tigecycline. Treatment of infections caused by carbapenem-resistant P. stuartii is challenging. METHODS: During a...
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