The Antimicrobial Resistance Characteristics of Imipenem-Non-Susceptible, Imipenemase-6-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i>

• Main Authors: Reo Onishi (Author), Katsumi Shigemura (Author), Kayo Osawa (Author), Young-Min Yang (Author), Koki Maeda (Author), Shiuh-Bin Fang (Author), Shian-Ying Sung (Author), Kenichiro Onuma (Author), Atsushi Uda (Author), Takayuki Miyara (Author), Masato Fujisawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Imipenemase-6 (IMP-6) type carbapenemase-producing <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> is regarded as dangerous due to its unique lack of antimicrobial susceptibility. It is resistant to meropenem (MEPM) but susceptible to imipenem (IPM). In addition to carbapenemase, outer membrane porins and eff...