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

• Main Authors: S. Fahy (Author), J.A. O'Connor (Author), D. O'Brien (Author), L. Fitzpatrick (Author), M. O'Connor (Author), J. Crowley (Author), M. Bernard (Author), R.D. Sleator (Author), B. Lucey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...