Evaluation of Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of Carbapnemases-producing Enterobacteriaceae and Its Prevalence in a Referral Hospital in Tehran City

• Main Authors: Kosar Jalalvand (Author), Nasrin Shayanfar (Author), Freshteh Shahcheraghi (Author), Elahe Amini (Author), Masha Mohammadpour (Author), Pegah Babaheidarian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Iranian Society of Pathology, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background & Objective: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae is a growing concern worldwide including Iran. The emergence of this pathogen is worrying as carbapenem is one of the 'last-line' antibiotics for treatment of infections caused by multi drug resistant gram- negative bacter...