Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Children, United States, 1999–2012

The prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections is increasing in the United States. However, few studies have addressed their epidemiology in children. To phenotypically identify CRE isolates cultured from patients 1–17 years of age, we used antimicrobial susceptibilities...

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Main Authors: Latania K. Logan, John P. Renschler, Sumanth Gandra, Robert A. Weinstein, Ramanan Laxminarayan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
CRE
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/11/15-0548_article