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[Carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae in the Netherlands: unnoticed spread to several regions].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 1 Jan 2017
Leenstra T, Bosch T, Vlek A L, Bonten M J M, van der Lubben I M, de Greeff S C
Abstract excerpt
- Carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE), including Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli, are only sporadically seen in the Netherlands and then mainly in patients who have been transferred from foreign hospitals.- CPE are resistant to virtually all beta-lactam antibiotics, including carbapenems, e.g., meropenem and imipenem. Several genes, e.g., OXA-48, KPC and NDM-1, code for carbapenemase...
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