Essays about: "Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae"

Found 2 essays containing the words Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.

  1. 1. Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae - screening and contact tracing in Region Stockholm in comparison with two other Swedish regions

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutioen för biomedicin

    Author : Mats Pergert; [2021-11-22]
    Keywords : Carbapenemase; Enterobacteriaceae;

    Abstract : Background: Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) is a growing problem all around the world. Sweden is relatively spared and there are very seldom outbreaks within the health care sector. READ MORE

  3. 2. Screening for double carbapenem therapies effective against multidrug resistant Enterobacteriaceae

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Karin Vickberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Combination therapy; Carbapenem resistance; Carbapenemase; Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae CRE ; Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae; Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase KPC ; New Delhi metallo-b-lactamase NDM ; Oxacillinase OXA ; Ertapenem ETP ; Doripenem DOR ; Meropenem MEM ; Broth microdilution BMD ; Time-lapse microscopy oCelloScope ; Time-kill experiments; Synergy;

    Abstract : Multidrug resistant bacteria account for one of the biggest threats to human health in the future. One treatment option to be evaluated is antibiotic combination therapy. For this purpose, last- line carbapenems have been suggested, even when bacteria are resistant, e.g. READ MORE