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Comment
. 2017 Jun;55(6):1608-1611.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00430-17. Epub 2017 Apr 12.

The Immaculate Carbapenemase Study

Kenneth S Thomson  1
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The Immaculate Carbapenemase Study

Kenneth S Thomson. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Carbapenemase-producing organisms, or CPOs, are Gram-negative pathogens that produce a transmissible carbapenemase and are typically resistant to most (sometimes all) antibiotics. We now face a global CPO pandemic of high mortality. In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Karlowsky et al. (J Clin Microbiol 55:1638-1649, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02316-16) report the results of an extensive global surveillance study that provide much-needed information that enhances our understanding of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) and which will be valuable for the development of improved strategies for CPE control and therapy of infections.

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