Detection and Characterization of Targeted Carbapenem-Resistant Health Care-Associated Threats: Findings from the Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network, 2017 to 2019
Sarah Sabour, Jennifer Y. Huang, Amelia Bhatnagar, Sarah E. Gilbert, Maria Karlsson, David Lonsway, Joseph D. Lutgring, J. Kamile Rasheed, Alison Laufer Halpin, Richard A. Stanton, Stephanie Gumbis, Christopher A. Elkins, Allison C. Brown
Abstract
genes showed the lowest frequency of carbapenem resistance. The AR Lab Network provides a national snapshot of rare and emerging carbapenemase genes, delivering data to inform public health actions to limit the spread of these antibiotic resistance threats.
Topics & Concepts
Acinetobacter baumanniiMicrobiologyAntibiotic resistanceBiologyColonizationAntibioticsPseudomonas aeruginosaDrug resistanceBacilliGeneParasitologyVirologyInfection controlMultilocus sequence typingCarbapenemBacteriaMultiple drug resistanceAcinetobacterAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingAntibiotic Use and Resistance