A PCR-based diagnostic testing strategy to identify carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae carriers upon admission to UK hospitals: early economic modelling to assess costs and consequences

BACKGROUND: Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE), bacteria which are resistant to the carbapenem class of antibiotics, present an urgent public health risk. The objective of this study was to assess the potential costs and consequences of implementing a testing strategy involving a polym...

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Autores principales: Moloney, Eoin, Lee, Kai Wai, Craig, Dawn, Allen, A. Joy, Graziadio, Sara, Power, Michael, Steeds, Carolyn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6471810/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31093578
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41512-019-0053-x

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