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Abstract
Carbapenem resistance, mainly among Gram-negative pathogens, is an ongoing public-health problem of global dimensions. This type of antimicrobial resistance, especially when mediated by transferable carbapenemase-encoding genes, is spreading rapidly causing serious outbreaks and dramatically limiting treatment options. In this article, important key points related to carbapenem resistance are reviewed and future perspectives are discussed.Entities:
Keywords: antibiotic resistance; carbapenemases; carbapenems
Year: 2016 PMID: 26862399 PMCID: PMC4735501 DOI: 10.1177/2049936115621709
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ther Adv Infect Dis ISSN: 2049-9361