Screening suspected cases for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, inclusion criteria and demand

Vella Venanzio; Myriam Gharbi; Luke S P Moore; Julie Robotham; Frances Davies; Eimear Brannigan; Tracey Galletly; Alison H Holmes

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2015.06.002

Screening suspected cases for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, inclusion criteria and demand

J Infect. 2015 Oct;71(4):493-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2015.06.002. Epub 2015 Jun 10.

Authors

Vella Venanzio¹, Myriam Gharbi², Luke S P Moore³, Julie Robotham⁴, Frances Davies⁵, Eimear Brannigan⁶, Tracey Galletly⁷, Alison H Holmes⁸

Affiliations

¹ Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom. Electronic address: v.vella@imperial.ac.uk.
² Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom. Electronic address: m.gharbi@imperial.ac.uk.
³ Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom. Electronic address: l.moore@imperial.ac.uk.
⁴ Modelling and Economics Unit, Public Health England, London NW9 5EQ, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Julie.Robotham@phe.gov.uk.
⁵ Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, United Kingdom. Electronic address: frances.davies@imperial.nhs.uk.
⁶ Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, United Kingdom. Electronic address: eimear.brannigan@imperial.nhs.uk.
⁷ Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Tracey.Galletly@imperial.nhs.uk.
⁸ Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom. Electronic address: alison.holmes@imperial.ac.uk.

PMID: 26070742
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2015.06.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacterial Proteins / biosynthesis*
Enterobacteriaceae / enzymology*
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / diagnosis
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
Humans
Patient Isolation*
beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
beta-Lactamases
carbapenemase