Prevalence and Characterization of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Isolated from Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda

INTRODUCTION: Carbapenemases have increasingly been reported in enterobacteriaceae worldwide. Most carbapenemases are plasmid encoded hence resistance can easily spread. Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae are reported to cause mortality in up to 50% of patients who acquire bloodstream infection...

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Autores principales: Okoche, Deogratius, Asiimwe, Benon B., Katabazi, Fred Ashaba, Kato, Laban, Najjuka, Christine F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4540283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26284519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135745

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4540283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26284519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135745

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