Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria - analysis of the data obtained through a mandatory reporting system in the Rhine-Main region, Germany, 2012-2015

• Main Authors: Heudorf, Ursel (Author), Büttner, Barbara (Author), Hauri, Anja M. (Author), Heinmüller, Petra (Author), Hunfeld, Klaus-Peter (Author), Kaase, Martin (Author), Kleinkauf, Niels (Author), Albert-Braun, Sabine (Author), Tessmann, Rolf (Author), Kempf, Volkhard A. J. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MRGN) and the infections they cause are a serious threat and a challenge to the healthcare system. This particularly applies to carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (CRGN). Currently, the introduction of a nationwide mandatory notificati...