Increasing Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli and Decreasing Metallo-β-Lactamase Producers over Eight Years from Korea

The trends and types of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacilli were analyzed from clinical specimens collected between 2005 and 2012 at a Korean teaching hospital. The proportions of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter spp. increased markedly to 66%. Metallo-β-lactamase producers significantly...

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Main Authors: Lee, Yangsoon, Kim, Chang-Ki, Chung, Hae-Sun, Yong, Dongeun, Jeong, Seok Hoon, Lee, Kyungwon, Chong, Yunsop
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4329374/