Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are a serious public health threat.
Infections due to these organisms are associated with significant morbidity and mortality …

Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant yeast that causes serious invasive
infections with high mortality. It was first discovered in 2009, and since then, individual cases …

Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPCs) were originally identified in the USA in
1996. Since then, these versatile β-lactamases have spread internationally among Gram …

Healthcare‐associated infections due to multidrug‐resistant Gram‐negative bacteria (MDR‐
GNB) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. These evidence‐based …

The spread of Enterobacteriaceae, primarily Klebsiella pneumoniae, producing KPC, VIM,
IMP, and NDM carbapenemases, is causing an unprecedented public health crisis …

Over the past 10 years, dissemination of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) has
led to an increase in the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in …

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are major health care-associated
pathogens and responsible for hospital outbreaks worldwide. To prevent a further increase …

Health care-associated infections (HAIs) have become more common as medical care has
grown more complex and patients have become more complicated. HAIs are associated …

Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing bacteria are a group of emerging
highly drug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli causing infections associated with significant …

Abstract Background. During 2006, Israeli hospitals faced a clonal outbreak of carbapenem-
resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae that was not controlled by local measures. A nationwide …