Can We Use Imipenem and Meropenem Vitek 2 MICs for Detection of Suspected KPC and Other-Carbapenemase Producers among Species of Enterobacteriaceae?

Escherichia coliSequence Type ST131 as the Major Cause of Serious Multidrug‐ResistantE. coliInfections in the United States

(2010) James R. Johnson et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Controlling the spread of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negatives: therapeutic approach and infection control

(2010) Y. Carmeli et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Acquired carbapenemases in Gram-negative bacterial pathogens: detection and surveillance issues

(2010) V. Miriagou et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli: changing epidemiology and clinical impact

(2010) Jesús Oteo et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Infections with Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae

(2010) Johann D.D. Pitout   DRUGS

Controlling False-Positive Results Obtained with the Hodge and Masuda Assays for Detection of Class A Carbapenemase in Species of Enterobacteriaceae by Incorporating Boronic Acid

(2010) F. Pasteran et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Comparison of Meropenem MICs and Susceptibilities for Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates by Various Testing Methods

(2010) C. C. Bulik et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Comparison of BD Phoenix, Vitek 2, and MicroScan Automated Systems for Detection and Inference of Mechanisms Responsible for Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae

(2010) N. Woodford et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Updated Functional Classification of  -Lactamases

(2009) K. Bush et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Molecular mechanisms disrupting porin expression in ertapenem-resistant Klebsiella and Enterobacter spp. clinical isolates from the UK

(2009) M. Doumith et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Specificity of Ertapenem Susceptibility Screening for Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemases

(2009) S. E. McGettigan et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Ertapenem Resistance among Extended-Spectrum- -Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates

(2009) A. Leavitt et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Sensitive Screening Tests for Suspected Class A Carbapenemase Production in Species of Enterobacteriaceae

(2009) F. Pasteran et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Reduced susceptibility to carbapenems in Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates associated with plasmid-mediated  -lactamase production and OmpK36 porin deficiency

(2009) X. D. Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

The real threat of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing bacteria

(2009) Patrice Nordmann et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

CTX-M Expression and Selection of Ertapenem Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli

(2008) D. Girlich et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Do CTX-M  -lactamases hydrolyse ertapenem?

(2008) D. Girlich et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY