PICNet_CPO Public Report_Q1_2018-19
[…] the community . First, these organisms are often resistant to multiple classes of antimicrobials , substantially limiting treatment options . Second, infections caused by these organisms are associated with high mortality rates, up to 50% in some studies. Third , many carbapenem resistance genes can be transmitted from one species of bacteria to another , potentially facilitating widespread resistance. Fourth, since Enteroba cteriacae...
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