Emergence of multidrug-resistant Providencia rettgeri isolates co-producing NDM-1 carbapenemase and PER-1 extended-spectrum β-lactamase causing a first outbreak in Korea

Emergence of multidrug-resistant Providencia rettgeri isolates co-producing NDM-1 carbapenemase and PER-1 extended-spectrum β-lactamase causing a first outbreak in Korea

Abstract Background Nosocomial outbreak due to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae has become serious challenge to patient treatment and infection control. We describe an outbreak due to a multidrug-resistant Providencia rettgeri from January 2016 to January 2017 at a University Hospital in Seou...

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Main Authors: Saeam Shin, Seok Hoon Jeong, Hyukmin Lee, Jun Sung Hong, Min-Jeong Park, Wonkeun Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Subjects:
Providencia rettgeri
Outbreak
Urinary tract infection
NDM-1
PER-1
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12941-018-0272-y

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