Epidemiology, Mechanisms of Resistance and Treatment Algorithm for Infections Due to Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria: An Expert Panel Opinion

• Main Authors: Nicola Coppola (Author), Alberto Enrico Maraolo (Author), Lorenzo Onorato (Author), Riccardo Scotto (Author), Federica Calò (Author), Luigi Atripaldi (Author), Anna Borrelli (Author), Antonio Corcione (Author), Maria Giovanna De Cristofaro (Author), Emanuele Durante-Mangoni (Author), Amelia Filippelli (Author), Gianluigi Franci (Author), Maria Galdo (Author), Gaspare Guglielmi (Author), Pasquale Pagliano (Author), Alessandro Perrella (Author), Ornella Piazza (Author), Marco Picardi (Author), Rodolfo Punzi (Author), Ugo Trama (Author), Ivan Gentile (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antimicrobial resistance represents a serious threat for global health, causing an unacceptable burden in terms of morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. In particular, in 2017, carbapenem-resistant organisms were listed by the WHO among the group of pathogens for which novel treatment strategie...