Carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae: Detection and Antimicrobial Therapy

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) have spread rapidly around the world in the past few years, posing great challenges to human health. The plasmid-mediated horizontal transmission of carbapenem-resistance genes is the main cause of the surge in the prevalence of CRE. Therefore, the timel...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyan Cui, Haifang Zhang, Hong Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
CRE
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01823/full