1. ESBL- and Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Patients with Bacteremia, Yangon, Myanmar, 2014.
- Author
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Myat TO, Hannaway RF, Zin KN, Htike WW, Win KK, Crump JA, Murdoch DR, and Ussher JE
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- Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Bacterial Proteins genetics, Cross Infection, Enterobacteriaceae drug effects, Enterobacteriaceae isolation & purification, Humans, Myanmar epidemiology, beta-Lactam Resistance, beta-Lactamases genetics, Bacteremia, Bacterial Proteins biosynthesis, Enterobacteriaceae enzymology, Enterobacteriaceae Infections epidemiology, Enterobacteriaceae Infections microbiology, beta-Lactamases biosynthesis
- Abstract
Among 42 gram-negative bloodstream isolates from inpatients in 3 hospitals in Yangon, Myanmar, admitted during July-December 2014, 16 (38%) were extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae and 6 (14%) produced carbapenemase. The high prevalence of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria raises concerns about the empiric treatment of patients with sepsis in Yangon.
- Published
- 2017
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