Importance of Carbapenemase Production Detection in Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: Looking Beyond Epidemiological Purposes

Adriana Jimenez^{1

2}, Lilian Abbo^{1

3}, Merhawi T Gebrezgi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Jackson Memorial Hospital.
² Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Florida.

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Adriana Jimenez et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2017.

. 2017 Oct 15;65(8):1424-1425.

doi: 10.1093/cid/cix537.

Adriana Jimenez^{1

2}, Lilian Abbo^{1

3}, Merhawi T Gebrezgi²

¹ Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Jackson Memorial Hospital.
² Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Florida.

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Comparing the Outcomes of Patients With Carbapenemase-Producing and Non-Carbapenemase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Bacteremia.
Tamma PD, Goodman KE, Harris AD, Tekle T, Roberts A, Taiwo A, Simner PJ. Tamma PD, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Feb 1;64(3):257-264. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw741. Epub 2016 Nov 9. Clin Infect Dis. 2017. PMID: 28013264 Free PMC article.