Comparison of Carbapenem Inactivation Test and Modified Hodge Test in Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains/Karbapenemaz Ureten Klebsiella pneumoniae Suslarinda Karbapenem Inaktivasyon Testi ve Modifiye Hodge Testinin Karsilastirilmasi

• Published in: KLIMIK dergisi Vol. 31; no. 3; p. 223
• Main Authors: Davarci, Ismail, Kocoglu, Mucahide Esra, Zengin, Ferhat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: AVES 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Anopheles; Antibacterial agents; Beta lactamases; Care and treatment; Comparative analysis; Diagnosis; Enterobacteriaceae infections; Genes; Health aspects; Imipenem; Infection; Infrastructure (Economics); Medical research; Meropenem; Pneumonia; Polymerase chain reaction

Objective: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae are reported increasingly everywhere throughout the world. Rapid and simple detection of carbapenemase-producing strains has become imperative because of the use of carbapenems in the treatment of extended spectrum [beta]-lactamase (ESBL)producing E...