What is the appropriate meropenem MIC for screening of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in low-prevalence settings?

R Fattouh, N Tijet, A McGeer… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Infection with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) has been shown to
cause significant illness among hospitalized patients. Given the paucity of treatment options …

KPC-like carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae colonizing patients in Europe and Israel

A Baraniak, R Izdebski, J Fiett, M Herda… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT In a 2008-2011 survey, 17,945 patients in 18 hospital units in Europe and Israel
were screened for carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing …

Emergence and Rapid Regional Spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase–Producing Enterobacteriaceae

SY Won, LS Munoz-Price, K Lolans… - Clinical infectious …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Exposure network analysis and molecular epidemiologic methods were used to analyze the
emergence and regional spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase–producing …

Development and evaluation of multiplex PCR for the detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae

SH Kim, IK Bae, NY Kim, S Am Song… - Annals of Clinical …, 2019 - synapse.koreamed.org
Background The isolation of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) has
become increasingly common. Continuous surveillance for these organisms is essential …

Dissemination of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Ireland from 2012 to 2017: a retrospective genomic surveillance study

NF Hadjirin, AJ van Tonder, B Blane… - Microbial …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
The spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) is of major public health
concern. The transmission dynamics of CPE in hospitals, particularly at the national level …

Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Acquisition and Colonization at a Korean Hospital over 1 Year

HJ Kim, JH Hyun, HS Jeong, YK Lee - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are known to be
primarily responsible for the increasing spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae …

Spread of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Carbapenemase-2-Producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae Clones in Asia

SS Jean, PR Hsueh - Future Microbiology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae spp., especially those that
produce Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC), are associated with a high in …

Epidemiological and molecular characteristics of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a tertiary hospital in korea: possible emergence of KPC-producing …

J Yi, N Kim, MK Ko, H Kim, SR Kim… - Open Forum …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and especially
carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) were rare in Korea but have been …

Ward Contact Screening of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales–Do the Numbers Add Up?

M Gritt, D Del Rosario-Kelly, P Bass… - Infection, Disease & …, 2023 - idhjournal.com
Method: We reviewed all TRAs at our health service, summarising actions taken, including
tasks performed by non-Infection Prevention department staff, and presenting total number …

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae colonisation in adult inpatients: A point prevalence study

P Nel, LA Roberts, R Hoffmann - Southern African Journal of …, 2019 - journals.co.za
Background: Infections caused by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)
have been increasing worldwide in recent years, but data regarding the prevalence and …