In Taiwan, the majority of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) isolates exhibited low-level carbapenem resistance, and except a few isolates with VIM or IMP-8 carbapenemase (6, 7, 13), most were due to the production of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and/or AmpC beta-lactamase plus outer membrane protein porin loss (2, 7, 14)....
Date:
2012-04
Relation:
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2012 Apr;56(4):2207-2208.