Carbapenemase production among less-common Enterobacterales genera: 10 US sites, 2018.

Alicia ShugartGarrett MahonJennifer Y HuangMaria KarlssonAnn ValleyMegan LasureAnnastasia GrossBrittany PatteeElisabeth VaethRichard BrooksTyler MarucaCatherine E DominguezDavid TorpeyDrew FrancisRachana BhattaraiMarion A KainerAllison ChanHeather DubendrisShermalyn R GreeneSara J BlosserD J ShannonKelly JonesBrenda BrennanSopheay HunMarisa D'AngeliCaitlin N MurphyMaureen TierneyNatashia ReeseAmelia BhatnagarAlex KallenAllison C BrownMaroya Spalding Walters

Published in: JAC-antimicrobial resistance (2021)

Participating sites would have missed approximately 1 in 10 CP-CRE if isolate submission had been limited to EsKE genera. Expanding mechanism testing to additional genera could improve detection and prevention efforts.

Keyphrases

klebsiella pneumoniae
acinetobacter baumannii
gram negative
quality improvement
escherichia coli
multidrug resistant