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Prevalence of Carbapenemase Producing Organisms in East London, UK. (2019)
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Henderson, J., Ciesielczuk, H., & Nelson, S. (2019, September). Prevalence of Carbapenemase Producing Organisms in East London, UK. Poster presented at IBMS Congress 2019, Birmingham

Carbapenemases are enzymes, produced by an array of common Gram-negative organisms, which hydrolyse the carbapenem antibiotics, conferring resistance [1]. The main protagonists are the “big five” carbapenemases, KPC, OXA-48, IMP, VIM and NDM, which h... Read More about Prevalence of Carbapenemase Producing Organisms in East London, UK..

Prevalence of Carbapenemase Producing Organisms in East London, UK
Presentation / Conference
Henderson, J., Ciesielczuk, H., & Nelson, S. Prevalence of Carbapenemase Producing Organisms in East London, UK. Poster presented at American Society for Microbiology, Microbe 2019, San Francisco, USA

Carbapenemases are enzymes, produced by an array of common Gram-negative organisms, which hydrolyse the carbapenem antibiotics, conferring resistance. The main protagonists are the “big five” carbapenemases, KPC, OXA-48, IMP, VIM and NDM, which have... Read More about Prevalence of Carbapenemase Producing Organisms in East London, UK.