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Evaluation of Genotypic and Phenotypic Methods to Detect Carbapenemase Production in Gram-Negative Bacilli.
Clinical chemistry - 1 Mar 2017
McMullen Allison R, Yarbrough Melanie L, Wallace Meghan A, Shupe Angela, Burnham Carey-Ann D
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BACKGROUND: Carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria (CP-GNB) are an urgent and expanding public health threat. Rapid and accurate identification of these organisms facilitates infection prevention efforts in healthcare facilities. The objective of our study was to evaluate methods to detect and identify CP-GNB. METHODS: We examined 189 carbapenem-resistant GNB(CR-GNB), including Enterobacteriaceae,...
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