First report of carbapenem-resistant Providencia stuartii in Saudi Arabia
We present the case of 31-year-old man who developed hospital-acquired pneumonia in the intensive care unit. Pathogens were identified to be carbapenem-resistant isolates of Providencia stuartii and Klebsiella pneumoniae. The patient was treated with an extended infusion of double-dose meropenem (ta...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-11-01
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Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297518300878 |