Fast and expensive (PCR) or cheap and slow (culture)? A mathematical modelling study to explore screening for carbapenem resistance in UK hospitals

Fast and expensive (PCR) or cheap and slow (culture)? A mathematical modelling study to explore screening for carbapenem resistance in UK hospitals

Abstract Background Enterobacteriaceae are a common cause of hospital infections. Carbapenems are a clinically effective treatment of such infections. However, resistance is on the rise. In particular, carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CP-CRE) are increasingly common....

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Main Authors: Gwenan M. Knight, Eleonora Dyakova, Siddharth Mookerjee, Frances Davies, Eimear T. Brannigan, Jonathan A. Otter, Alison H. Holmes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Carbapenem resistance
Screening algorithms
Mathematical modelling
PCR
Culture
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1117-4

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