Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a Portuguese hospital - a five-year retrospective study

• Author(s): Gorgulho, AM ; Grilo, AM ; Figueiredo, M ; Selada, J
• Date: 2020
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/33188
• Origin: Lusíadas Saúde
• Subject(s): Infecções por Enterobacteriaceae; Enterobacteriáceas Resistentes a Carbapenémicos; Carbapenémicos; Enterobacteriaceae Infections; Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae; Carbapenems
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório Comum

Description

Our hospital experienced an outbreak of OXA-48-producing Enterobacteriaceae, triggering this study. We aimed to describe the population with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in our hospital from 2014 to 2018, the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of isolates, and strategies to stop the outbreak.