Characterization of the Plasmidome Encoding Carbapenemase and Mechanisms for Dissemination of Carbapenem-Resistant <italic toggle="yes">Enterobacteriaceae</italic>

Characterization of the Plasmidome Encoding Carbapenemase and Mechanisms for Dissemination of Carbapenem-Resistant <italic toggle="yes">Enterobacteriaceae</italic>

ABSTRACT Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections, high in morbidity and mortality, pose serious clinical challenges due to limited treatment options. A previous CRE surveillance study on 1,507 patients from 43 hospitals in Osaka, Japan, revealed that 12% of patients carried CRE and...

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Main Authors: Ryuichiro Abe, Yukihiro Akeda, Yo Sugawara, Dan Takeuchi, Yuki Matsumoto, Daisuke Motooka, Norihisa Yamamoto, Ryuji Kawahara, Kazunori Tomono, Yuji Fujino, Shigeyuki Hamada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-12-01
Series:mSystems
Subjects:
Enterobacteriaceae
IMP-1
IMP-6
carbapenem resistance
carbapenemase
chromosomal integration
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00759-20

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