Results on the mandatory notification of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, Hesse, Germany, January 2012 – April 2013

Results on the mandatory notification of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, Hesse, Germany, January 2012 – April 2013

Carbapenems are important therapeutic agents for treating infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Mandatory reporting of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (CR-GN) can allow for a better understanding of the changing CR-GN burden and can help facilitate intervention...

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Main Authors: Hauri, Anja M., Kaase, Martin, Hunfeld, Klaus-Peter, Heinmüller, Petra, Imirzalioglu, Can, Wichelhaus, Thomas A., Fitzenberger, Jens, Wirtz, Angela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2014-04-01
Series:GMS Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
population-based surveillance
Gram-negative bacteria
multidrug resistance
carbapenemase
carbapenem
epidemiology
mandatory notification
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/id/2014-2/id000012.shtml

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