High prevalence of contamination of sink drains with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in 4 intensive care units apart from any epidemic context.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.08.007
Abstract: We report a high prevalence (28%) of sink drains contaminated with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in 4 intensive care units with a history of CPE carriage in hospitalized patients within the previous 5 years, but apart… read more here.
Keywords: carbapenemase producing; high prevalence; producing enterobacteriaceae; sink ... See more keywords
Enhanced detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae by an optimized phenol red assay.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.09.005
Abstract: Screening for the detection of carbapenemase-producing bacteria still encounters issues related to workflow, limit of detection, or qualitative interpretation. We developed a spectrophotometry-based version of the Carba NP phenol red assay (Nordmann et al., 2012)… read more here.
Keywords: carbapenemase producing; detection; red assay; phenol red ... See more keywords
Molecular characterization of OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains after a carbapenem resistance increase in Catalonia.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2018.02.003
Abstract: INTRODUCTION To characterize OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated after an increase in carbapenem resistance in Catalonia. METHODOLOGY K. pneumoniae identification, antimicrobial susceptibility studies, the Modified Hodge Test method, amplification of antimicrobial resistance genes (against… read more here.
Keywords: carbapenemase producing; pneumoniae; resistance; catalonia ... See more keywords
Genomic and phenotypic diversity of carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae isolates from bacteremia in china: A multicenter epidemiological, microbiological, and genetic study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2020.10.015
Abstract: Abstract Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) isolates are recognized as one of the most severe threats to public health. However, the population structure and genetic characteristics of CPE isolates among bloodstream infections (BSIs) are largely unknown. To… read more here.
Keywords: carbapenemase producing; cpe isolates; carbapenemase; producing enterobacteriaceae ... See more keywords
Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae intra-abdominal infection successfully treated with ceftazidime/avibactam plus tigecycline
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DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00745
Abstract: Ceftazidime/avibactam combines ceftazidime with a new beta-lactam that successfully that inhibits Amber Class A and D carbapenemases. We report a clinical case of a 61 year-old man with a carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae intra-abdominal infection after… read more here.
Keywords: ceftazidime avibactam; carbapenemase producing; pneumoniae intra; producing klebsiella ... See more keywords
Carbapenemase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC) meningitis from chronic otitis media
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DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00963
Abstract: Meningitis and brain abscess caused by carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC) is rarely described in the medical literature. Such infections have been described after neurosurgical medium or post-trauma. We describe an unusual case of KPC meningitis… read more here.
Keywords: meningitis; carbapenemase producing; pneumoniae kpc; producing klebsiella ... See more keywords
Development of a new spectrophotometric assay for rapid detection and differentiation of KPC, MBL and OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106211
Abstract: The increased prevalence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) has made essential the design of quicker tests for CPE detection. In the present study, a simple and rapid assay was developed based on measurement of the hydrolytic… read more here.
Keywords: carbapenemase producing; mbl; assay; clinical isolates ... See more keywords
Outbreak of colistin-resistant carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Tunisia.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2017.03.017
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Mechanisms of colistin and carbapenem resistance among a collection of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates recovered in a university hospital in Tunisia were studied. METHODS In vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing, S1 nuclease pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (S1-PFGE),… read more here.
Keywords: carbapenemase producing; colistin; pneumoniae; resistance ... See more keywords
Nitro-Carba test, a novel and simple chromogenic phenotypic method for rapid screening of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2019.01.012
Abstract: OBJECTIVES In this study, a rapid and simple chromogenic method for screening of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE), namely the Nitro-Carba test (NCT), was developed. METHODS The NCT was validated using a total of 31 carbapenemase-producing isolates… read more here.
Keywords: carbapenemase producing; screening carbapenemase; carbapenemase; producing enterobacteriaceae ... See more keywords
Case series of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) osteomyelitis: feel it in your bones.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.08.007
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Limited data are reported regarding osteomyelitis due to Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE), including co-infections with Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) microorganisms. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study in a reference center for bone and joint infection (BJI)… read more here.
Keywords: carbapenemase producing; producing enterobacteriaceae; cpe osteomyelitis; enterobacteriaceae cpe ... See more keywords
Prevalence and molecular characterization of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in an outbreak free setting in a single hospital from Uruguay.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.11.006
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Characterize all the carbapenemase-producing enterobacteria (CPE) isolates obtained from an outbreak free setting in Uruguay. METHODS We studied 12 CPE isolated from the Hospital de Clínicas between 2012 and 2016. Bacterial identification and antibiotic… read more here.
Keywords: carbapenemase producing; outbreak free; carbapenemase; hospital ... See more keywords