Characterization of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria collected in the Sentinel Surveillance Program, 2018-2019

• Main Authors: Lori Spicer (Author), Davina Campbell (Author), J. Kristie Johnson (Author), Cynthia Longo (Author), Thomas Balbuena (Author), Thomas Ewing (Author), Maria Karlsson (Author), J. Kamile Rasheed (Author), Christopher Elkins (Author), Amy Gargis (Author), Joseph Lutgring (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Carbapenem resistance in gram-negative organisms is an important public health problem. The CDC conducted Sentinel surveillance in 2018-2019 to characterize these organisms from 9 facilities in 9 different states. Methods: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), Pseudomonas aerugino...