[…] acute care facilities • NDM was the most common gene (1 3/2 8) identified • 22 cases reported healthcare exposure outside Canada Carbapenems are a class of antibiotic usually reserved to treat serious infections , and are often considered one of the antibiotic treatments of last resort. R ecently, some bacteria have developed resistance to carbapenems by producing an enzyme...
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Healthcare -associated infections surveillance report Carbapenem ase -producing organisms (CPO) update January 201 7 Highlights for Q 1 and Q2 20 16/1 7 (April 1 – September 8 , 201 6) 43 new cases of CPO were identified amon g 39 patients in BC acute care facilities NDM was the most common gene identified (29 /43 cases, 67.4 %) 31...
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[…] (66.7 %) reported healthcare exposure outside Canada . N o known risk factors were observed among 1 case (8.3 %) Carbapenem s are a class of antibiotic s usually reserved to treat serious infections , and are often considered one of the antibiotic treatments of last resort. However, over the last decade , some bacteria have developed resistance to carbapenems...
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[…] %) reported healthcare exposure outside Canada. N o known risk factors were observed among 9 case s ( 32.1 %) Carbapenem s are a class of antibiotic s usually reserved to treat serious infections , and are often considered one of the antibiotic treatments of last resort. However, over the last decade, some bacteria have developed resistance to carbapenems by...
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[…] N o known risk factors were observed among 4 case s (10.0 %) What are carbapenemase -producing organisms (CPO s)? Carbapenem s are a class of antibiotic s usually reserved to treat serious infections , and often considered one of the anti microbial treatments of last resort. Over the last decade , some bacteria have developed resistance to carbapenems by...
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[…] outside Canada. 11 cases (40.7 %) had no risk factors identified . What are carbapenemase -producing organisms (CPO s)? Carbapenem s are a class of antibiotic s usually reserved to treat serious infections , and often considered one of the anti microbial treatments of last resort. Over the last decade , some bacteria have developed resistance to carbapenems by...
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[…] encounters outside Canada. 4 cases (36.4 %) had no risk factors identified. What are carbapenemase -producing organisms (CPO s)? Carbapenem s are a class of antibiotic s usually reserved to treat serious infections , and often considered one of the anti microbial treatments of last resort. Over the last decade , some bacteria have developed resistance to carbapenems by...
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[…] 78. 9%) . 26 cases (50 .0%) reported healthcare encounters outside Canada. What are carbapenemase -producing organisms (CPO s)? Carbapenem s are a class of antibiotic s usually reserved to treat serious infections , and often considered one of the anti microbial treatments of last resort. Over the last decade , some bacteria have developed resistance to carbapenems by...
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[…] Nearly 70% of new cases ( 32 /46) reported healthcare encounters outside Canada What are carbapenemase -producing organisms (CPO s)? Carbapenem s are a class of antibiotic s usually reserved to treat serious infections , and often considered one of the anti microbial treatments of last resort. Over the last decade , some bacteria have developed resistance to carbapenems by...
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[…] Steering Committee. A list of evidence graded recommendati ons can found in Appendix 2 . 5 PICNet November , 2018 5.2 Good Practice Statements Some recommendations fall within well -known practices that are widely accepted worldwide. These have been categorized as "Good Practice Statements" (GPS). The criteria for this category has been compiled from several academic discussions and reviews...
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[…] Over h alf of reported cases ( 23/44) had healthcare encounters outside Canada What are carbapenemase -producing organisms (CPO s)? Carbapenem s are a class of antibiotic s usually reserved to treat serious infections , and often considered one of the anti microbial treatments of last resort. Over the last decade , some bacteria have developed resistance to carbapenems by...
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[…] reported cases ( 43.9% of reported cases ) had healthcare encounters outside Canada What are carbapenemase -producing organisms (CPO s)? Carbapenem s are a class of antibiotic s usually reserved to treat serious infections , and often considered one of the anti microbial treatments of last resort. Over the last decade , some bacteria have developed resistance to carbapenems by...
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[…] cases ( 56.7 % of reported cases ) had healthcare encounters outside Canada What are carbapenemase -producing organisms (CPO s)? Carbapenem s are a class of antibiotic s usually reserved to treat serious infections , and often considered one of the anti microbial treatments of last resort. Over the last decade , some bacteria have developed resistance to carbapenems by...
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[…] cases ( 65.1 % of reported cases ) had healthcare encounters outside Canada What are carbapenemase -producing organisms (CPO s)? Carbapenem s are a class of antibiotic s usually reserved to treat serious infections , and often considered one of the anti microbial treatments of last resort. Over the last decade , some bacteria have developed resistance to carbapenems by...
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[…] ) Surveillance information was reported for 38 out of 46 new cases , 2 of which were reported at community healthcare setting s 14 of the reported cases had healthcare encounters outside Canada and 10 cases reported travel without healthcare encounters. What are carbapenemase -producing organisms (CPO s)? Carbapenem s are a class of antibiotic s usually reserved to treat serious...
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