Berry, C, Davies, K orcid.org/0000-0001-6862-5355, Woodford, N et al. (2 more authors) (2019) Survey of screening methods, rates and policies for the detection of carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae in English hospitals. Journal of Hospital Infection, 101 (2). pp. 158-162. ISSN 0195-6701
Abstract
Multi-drug resistant Gram negative bacteria are of major clinical concern. The increasing prevalence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE), resistant to all beta-lactams including carbapenems, and able to colonise the large intestine represent a key threat. Rapid, accurate detection of intestinal CPE colonisation is critical to minimise transmission, and hence reduce costly, difficult to treat CPE infections. There is currently no ‘gold standard’ CPE detection method. Following a survey of diagnostic laboratories in England, we report considerable heterogeneity in diagnostic CPE testing methods and procedures.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Journal of Hospital Infection. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Carbapenemase; Enterobacteriaceae; Screening; Laboratory detection |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > Institute of Molecular Medicine (LIMM) (Leeds) > Section of Molecular Gastroenterology (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Healthcare Infection Society mrg/2016_07/004 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 02 Aug 2018 10:41 |
Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2019 00:42 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.08.005 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:134048 |