Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) and Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 emerged in
the 2000s as important human pathogens, have spread extensively throughout the world, …

Since 2000, Escherichia coli producing CTX-M enzymes have emerged worldwide as important
causes of community-onset urinary tract and bloodstream infections owing to extended-…

Surveillance studies have shown that OXA-48-like carbapenemases are the most common
carbapenemases in Enterobacterales in certain regions of the world and are being …

A study was designed to evaluate the modified Hodge test (MHT), Mastdiscs ID inhibitor
combination disks (MDI), Rosco Diagnostica Neo-Sensitabs (RDS), metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) …

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae are a major global
public health concern. Presently, Escherichia coli with CTX-Ms are the most common species …

The carbapenems are regarded as the preferential therapeutic option for treatment of serious
health care-associated infections with multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria. Although …

There is an enormous global public health burden due to antimicrobial-resistant (AMR)
Klebsiella pneumoniae high-risk clones. K. pneumoniae ST307 and ST147 are recent additions …

Clinical microbiology laboratories worldwide have historically relied on phenotypic methods
(ie, culture and biochemical tests) for detection, identification and characterization of …

A study was designed to characterize nonrepeat isolates of carbapenemase-producing K.
pneumoniae obtained from the SMART worldwide surveillance program during 2008 and 2009…

A study was designed to assess the importance of sequence types among extended-spectrum
β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli isolates causing bacteremia over an 11-…