Distinctive Features of Ertapenem-Mono-Resistant Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales in the United States: A Cohort Study.

Max W AdelmanChris W BowerJulian E GrassUzma A AnsariElizabeth A SodaIsaac SeeJoseph D LutgringJesse T Jacob

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)

Ertapenem-mono-resistant CRE rarely have carbapenemase genes and have distinct clinical and microbiologic characteristics from other CRE. These findings may inform antibiotic choice and infection prevention practices, particularly when carbapenemase testing is not available.

Keyphrases

klebsiella pneumoniae
acinetobacter baumannii
gram negative
healthcare
primary care
multidrug resistant
genome wide
drug resistant
escherichia coli
pseudomonas aeruginosa
bioinformatics analysis
cystic fibrosis
dna methylation
genome wide identification