Expanded susceptibility and resistance mechanism testing among carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae through a statewide antibiogram, a clinical and public health partnership

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Sep;40(9):1071-1073. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.179. Epub 2019 Jul 5.

Authors

Amanda J Durante¹, Meghan Maloney², Vivian H Leung², Bobbie Macierowski³, Diane Noel³, Anthony Muyombwe³, Jafar H Razeq³, David B Banach¹

Affiliations

¹ University of Connecticut School of Medicine,Farmington, Connecticut.
² CT Department of Public Health,Hartford, Connecticut.
³ Katherine A. Kelley State Public Health Laboratory,Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

PMID: 31274068
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.179

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Antimicrobial Stewardship / methods*
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification*
Connecticut
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology
Female
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests / methods*
Middle Aged
Public Health / methods*
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction