Epidemiologic Patterns and Clinical Implications of Genotypic Resistance Mechanism for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)Surveillance Isolates from Los Angeles County

Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of Grape Seed Extract Against Carbapenem Resistant and Biofilm Producer Enterobacteriaceae

Background and objectives: Carbapenem-resistant and biofilm producing Enterobacteriaceaeare a major health problem. This study was carried to determine the antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of grape seed extract (GSE) against carbapenem-resistant and biofilm producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates. Methods: Antibiotics susceptibility pattern...

Instituting Public Health Laboratory Surveillance for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Extended-Spectrum Β Lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL), and Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in a Large Metropolitan County

Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates from nosocomial outbreaks in Los Angeles County, California.

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains have increasingly resulted in nosocomial outbreaks worldwide, leaving limited options for treatment. To date, little has been reported on the antimicrobial susceptibilities and genomic profiles of A. baumannii strains from hospital outbreaks in the Greater Los Angeles area. In this study, we examined the susceptibilities and genetic profiles o...

1726What Defines Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in a Low Prevalence State? Oregon, 2010 — 2013

Background. Preventing the spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) is important to public health because of high infection-related morbidity, mortality, and cost. Carbapenemase producing (CP)-CRE are most concerning because of their rapid global dissemination. In 2013, CRE in Oregon were defined as Enterobacteriaceae with non-susceptibility to ≥1 carbapenem, including ertapenem,...

Vital Signs: Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

BACKGROUND Enterobacteriaceae are a family of bacteria that commonly cause infections in health-care settings as well as in the community. Among Enterobacteriaceae, resistance to broad-spectrum carbapenem antimicrobials has been uncommon. Over the past decade, however, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) have been recognized in health-care settings as a cause of difficult-to-treat inf...