490. High Prevalence of Rectal Carriage of blaKPC –Mediated Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Among Community Food Handlers in Kuwait

BACKGROUND: Carbapenemases are diverse enzymes which inactivate the carbapenems. KPC-producing carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae have disseminated to many regions in the world, however, anecdotal reports of KPC-producing CPE in some GCC countries excluding Kuwait. In this study we report th...

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Autores principales: Al-Sweih, Noura, Moghnai, Ola, Rotimi, Vincent O
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809689/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2509

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809689/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2509

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