Carbapenemase screening in an Irish tertiary referral hospital: Best practice, or can we do better?

• Hoofdauteurs: S. Fahy (Auteur), J.A. O'Connor (Auteur), D. O'Brien (Auteur), L. Fitzpatrick (Auteur), M. O'Connor (Auteur), J. Crowley (Auteur), M. Bernard (Auteur), R.D. Sleator (Auteur), B. Lucey (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Elsevier, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary: Background: Carbapenems are a family of end line antibiotics with increasing levels of resistance that are a cause for concern. Aim: To ascertain whether the CPE screening programme employed in an acute tertiary hospital is fit for purpose. Method: We outlined the current working algorithm...