Molecular characterization of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in thirteen tertiary care hospitals in Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND: Carbapenems are the antibiotics of last-resort for the treatment of bacterial infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms. The emergence of resistance is a critical and worrisome problem for clinicians and patients. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are spreading globall...

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Main Authors: Hail Al-Abdely, Raed AlHababi, Hebah Mahmoud Dada, Hala Roushdy, Mishaal Mohammed Alanazi, Ali Abdullah Alessa, Niveen Mohamed Gad, Abdullah Mohammed Alasmari, Enas Elsabaee Radwan, Hussain Al-Dughmani, Bothina Koura, Mahmoud Mohammed Bader, Hany Mohammed Al Deen, Ahmed Bueid, Khalid Mohammed Elgaher, Majed F. Alghoribi, Ahmed M. Albarrag, Ali Mohammed Somily
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2021-04-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2021.63