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A study, published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, examines risk factors for Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae colonization and infection among hospitalized patients.

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The number of cases of an "almost untreatable" superbug are on the rise, according to NHS data. CPE, or carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, has proved immune to even the most powerful ...

Carbapenemase-producing Gram-Negative Bacilli are the latest public health threat, spreading rapidly across the globe in the last decade. The Chicago region has experienced a growing outbreak of ...

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Journal of Environmental Health, Vol. 84, No. 4 (November 2021), pp. 18-23 (6 pages) The issue of antimicrobial resistance, particularly among Gram-negative enteric bacteria, in agricultural settings ...

A superbug outbreak at a Lower Mainland hospital has been brought under control. Fraser Health Authority declared an outbreak of carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae, or CPE, at its Royal ...