A Study in a Regional Hospital of a Mid-Sized Spanish City Indicates a Major Increase in Infection/Colonization by Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria, Coinciding with the COVID-19 Pandemic
Bacterial resistance to antibiotics has proven difficult to control over the past few decades. The large group of multidrug-resistant bacteria includes carbapenemase-producing bacteria (CPB), for which limited therapeutic options and infection control measures are available. Furthermore, carbapenema...
Main Authors: | Estefanía Cano-Martín, Inés Portillo-Calderón, Patricia Pérez-Palacios, José María Navarro-Marí, María Amelia Fernández-Sierra, José Gutiérrez-Fernández |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-09-01
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Series: | Antibiotics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/9/1127 |
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