Laboratory detection and clinical implication of oxacillinase-48 like carbapenemase: The hidden threat

Carbapenemase producing Gram-negative pathogen is of great concern for physician. The challenging aspects are treatment option and infection control. Monitoring of respective carbapenemase resistance mechanism is necessary to prevent the outbreaks. Currently, the rapid emergence of oxacillinase (OXA...

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Main Authors: Yamuna Devi Bakthavatchalam, Shalini Anandan, Balaji Veeraraghavan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2016;volume=8;issue=1;spage=41;epage=50;aulast=Bakthavatchalam