Modified CIM test as a useful tool to detect carbapenemase activity among extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter baumannii

Abstract Purpose Timely detection of carbapenemases is essential for developing strategies to control the spread of infections by carbapenem-resistant isolates. The purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiology of carbapenemase genes among carbapenem-resistant isolates of Acinetobacter bau...

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Main Authors: Abed Zahedi Bialvaei, Alireza Dolatyar Dehkharghani, Farhad Asgari, Firouzeh Shamloo, Parisa Eslami, Mohammad Rahbar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Annals of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13213-021-01634-8