Aim of this study was to determine the incidence and molecular epidemiology of
carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Germany. E. coli …

Objective One of the most important threats of current medicine is the spread of
multiresistant Gram-negative bacteria. We report here data from a six-month prevalence …

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae are increasingly reported worldwide. The
aim of the study was to determine the incidence and molecular epidemiology of …

The presence of pathogenic bacteria with acquired carbapenem resistance constitutes an
increasing problem for infection control and infectious disease management. Prompted by …

Background Gaps in the diagnostic capacity and heterogeneity of national surveillance and
reporting standards in Europe make it difficult to contain carbapenemase-producing …

Laboratory detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) is
complicated. Screening with MIC values below clinical breakpoints followed by genotypic …

Background The emergence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)
represents a major clinical problem because these bacteria are resistant to most antibiotics …

Abstract Background Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) have become a
major problem for healthcare systems worldwide. While the first reports from European …

To date, no outbreak of carbapenemase-producing bacteria has been reported for Austria.
While outbreaks of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K …

The spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae is a global problem; however,
no exact data on the epidemiology of carbapenemase in the Baltic countries and St …