As declared by WHO, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a high priority issue with a pressing
need to develop impactful technologies to curb it. The rampant and inappropriate use of …

Background Enterobacterales are the most common pathogens for nosocomial infections.
The emergence and spread of KPC, NDM, and OXA-48-like carbapenemase-producing …

The increasing prevalence of resistance in carbapenems is an escalating concern as
carbapenems are reserved as last-line antibiotics. Although indiscriminate antibiotic usage …

The advent of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) poses a significant
challenge to public health, as carbapenems are typically employed as a last resort to treat …

Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) represent a
serious threat to public health and their timely detection is essential for patient management …

Accurate antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and reporting are essential for guiding
appropriate therapy for patients and direction for public health prevention and control …

Objective To investigate the impact of colonization with carbapenemase-producing
Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) on the CPE infection risk after liver transplantation (LT). Methods …

ABSTRACT A biochemical test (NitroSpeed-Carba NP test) was developed to identify
carbapenemase production in Enterobacterales and to discriminate between the different …

CPE strains can produce different carbapenemases. KPC-, OXA-48-, VIM-, IMP-and NDM-
type variants are those most prevalent worldwide. 2 Surveillance of colonization by CPE is …

Background It is important for intensivists to understand inducible AmpC b-lactamase
production, and when to consider it in making treatment decisions. Inducible expression of …