Carbapenem Resistance: A Review
Carbapenem resistance is a major and an on-going public health problem globally. It occurs mainly among Gram-negative pathogens such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii, and may be intrinsic or mediated by transferable carbapenemase-encoding genes. This type...
Main Authors: | Francis S. Codjoe, Eric S. Donkor |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-12-01
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Series: | Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3271/6/1/1 |
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