Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales: a profound threat to Australian public health

Erin Flynn^{1

2}, Lito E Papanicolas^{3

4}, Nicholas Anagnostou^{3

5}, Morgyn S Warner^{4

6}, Geraint B Rogers^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA.
² Australian National University, Canberra, ACT.
³ Flinders University, Adelaide, SA.
⁴ SA Pathology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA.
⁵ Flinders Medical Centre, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, SA.
⁶ University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA.

Erin Flynn et al. Med J Aust. 2023.

. 2023 Oct 2;219(7):290-292.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.52077. Epub 2023 Sep 3.

Erin Flynn^{1

2}, Lito E Papanicolas^{3

4}, Nicholas Anagnostou^{3

5}, Morgyn S Warner^{4

6}, Geraint B Rogers^{1

3}

¹ South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA.
² Australian National University, Canberra, ACT.
³ Flinders University, Adelaide, SA.
⁴ SA Pathology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA.
⁵ Flinders Medical Centre, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, SA.
⁶ University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Anti-infective agents; Drug resistance; Microbiology; Prevention and control; Public health; microbial.

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