Molecular characterization of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in a tertiary hospital in Lima, Peru

Molecular characterization of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in a tertiary hospital in Lima, Peru

ABSTRACTCarbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) are a growing threat to global health and the economy. Understanding the interactions between resistance and virulence mechanisms of CPE is crucial for managing difficult-to-treat infections and informing outbreak prevention and control programs...

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Main Authors: Diego Cuicapuza, Steev Loyola, Jorge Velásquez, Nathaly Fernández, Carlos Llanos, Joaquim Ruiz, Pablo Tsukayama, Jesús Tamariz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-02-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
carbapenems
carbapenem-producing Enterobacterales
drug resistance
Whole-genome sequencing
Peru
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02503-23

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