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Global dissemination of extensively drug‐resistant carbapenemase‐producing Enterobacteriaceae: clinical perspectives on detection, treatment and infection control by Tängdén, T., Giske, C. G.

“…The prevalence of carbapenem‐resistant Gram‐negative bacilli is on the rise worldwide, posing a major public health threat. Previously, this was mostly a…”
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Invasive infection caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae is a disease affecting patients with high comorbidity and associated with high long-term mortality by Vading, M, Nauclér, P, Kalin, M, Giske, C G

“…Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) is after Escherichia coli (EC) the most common gram-negative species causing invasive infections. Herein, we analyzed risk factors…”
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Evaluation of Double- and Triple-Antibiotic Combinations for VIM- and NDM-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae by In Vitro Time-Kill Experiments by TANGDEN, T, HICKMAN, R. A, FORSBERG, P, LAGERBÄCK, P, GISKE, C. G, CARS, O

“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Contemporary resistance trends and mechanisms for the old antibiotics colistin, temocillin, fosfomycin, mecillinam and nitrofurantoin by Giske, C.G.

“…Recently there has been a renewed interest in reviving older antimicrobial agents, particularly those with activity against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative…”
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Poor Correlation between Meropenem and Piperacillin Plasma Concentrations and Delivered Dose of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy by Petersson, J, Giske, C G, Eliasson, E

“…There is insufficient data on the relationship between antibiotic dosing and plasma concentrations in patients treated with continuous renal replacement…”
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A sensitive and specific phenotypic assay for detection of metallo-β-lactamases and KPC in Klebsiella pneumoniae with the use of meropenem disks supplemented with aminophenylboronic acid, dipicolinic acid and cloxacillin by Giske, C.G., Gezelius, L., Samuelsen, Ø., Warner, M., Sundsfjord, A., Woodford, N.

“…Enterobacteriaceae producing carbapenemases, such as KPC or metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs), have emerged on several continents. Phenotypic tests are urgently…”
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Molecular characterization of intestinal carriage of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae among inpatients at two Iranian university hospitals: first report of co-production of bla NDM-7 and bla OXA-48 by Solgi, H, Badmasti, F, Aminzadeh, Z, Giske, C G, Pourahmad, M, Vaziri, F, Havaei, S A, Shahcheraghi, F

“…Gastrointestinal colonization of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) could serve as a reservoir for the transmission of these pathogens in the…”
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Escherichia coli: an old friend with new tidings by Vila, J., Sáez-López, E., Johnson, J. R., Römling, U., Dobrindt, U., Cantón, R., Giske, C. G., Naas, T., Carattoli, A., Martínez-Medina, M., Bosch, J., Retamar, P., Rodríguez-Baño, J., Baquero, F., Soto, S. M.

“…Escherichia coli is one of the most-studied microorganisms worldwide but its characteristics are continually changing. Extraintestinal E. coli infections, such…”
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Daptomycin in the treatment of enterococcal bloodstream infections and endocarditis: a EUCAST position paper by Turnidge, J., Kahlmeter, G., Cantón, R., MacGowan, A., Giske, C.G.

“…This position paper describes the view adopted by EUCAST on the role of daptomycin in the treatment of serious infections caused by Enterococcus species…”
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Colistin antimicrobial susceptibility testing—can the slow and challenging be replaced by the rapid and convenient? by Giske, C.G., Kahlmeter, G.

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Rapid evolution and spread of carbapenemases among Enterobacteriaceae in Europe by Cantón, R., Akóva, M., Carmeli, Y., Giske, C.G., Glupczynski, Y., Gniadkowski, M., Livermore, D.M., Miriagou, V., Naas, T., Rossolini, G.M., Samuelsen, Ø., Seifert, H., Woodford, N., Nordmann, P.

“…Plasmid-acquired carbapenemases in Enterobacteriaceae, which were first discovered in Europe in the 1990s, are now increasingly being identified at an alarming…”
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Identification and screening of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae by Nordmann, P., Gniadkowski, M., Giske, C.G., Poirel, L., Woodford, N., Miriagou, V.

“…Carbapenem-hydrolysing β-lactamases are the most powerful β-lactamases, being able to hydrolyse almost all β-lactams. They are mostly of the KPC, VIM, IMP, NDM…”
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EUCAST expert rules in antimicrobial susceptibility testing by Leclercq, R., Cantón, R., Brown, D.F.J., Giske, C.G., Heisig, P., MacGowan, A.P., Mouton, J.W., Nordmann, P., Rodloff, A.C., Rossolini, G.M., Soussy, C.-J., Steinbakk, M., Winstanley, T.G., Kahlmeter, G.

“…EUCAST expert rules have been developed to assist clinical microbiologists and describe actions to be taken in response to specific antimicrobial…”
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Carbapenem-non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae in Europe: conclusions from a meeting of national experts by Grundmann, H, Livermore, D M, Giske, C G, Canton, R, Rossolini, G M, Campos, J, Vatopoulos, A, Gniadkowski, M, Toth, A, Pfeifer, Y, Jarlier, V, Carmeli, Y

“…The emergence and global spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae is of great concern to health services worldwide. These bacteria are often…”
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Genomic analysis revealed distinct transmission clusters of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium ST80 in Stockholm, Sweden by Fang, H., Fröding, I., Ullberg, M., Giske, C.G.

“…Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) belonging to sequence type (ST)80 has become the predominant clonal lineage in Stockholm in the last three…”
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Metagenomic analysis of bloodstream infections in patients with acute leukemia and therapy-induced neutropenia by Gyarmati, P., Kjellander, C., Aust, C., Song, Y., Öhrmalm, L., Giske, C. G.

“…Leukemic patients are often immunocompromised due to underlying conditions, comorbidities and the effects of chemotherapy and thus at risk for developing…”
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Standard dosing of piperacillin and meropenem fail to achieve adequate plasma concentrations in ICU patients by Petersson, J., Giske, C. G., Eliasson, E.

“…Background Controversies remain regarding optimal dosing and the need for plasma concentration measurements when treating intensive care patients with…”
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Molecular characterization of VIM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from Scandinavia reveals genetic relatedness with international clonal complexes encoding transferable multidrug resistance by Samuelsen, Ø., Toleman, M.A., Hasseltvedt, V., Fuursted, K., Leegaard, T.M., Walsh, T.R., Sundsfjord, A., Giske, C.G.

“…VIM-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (VPKP) has been identified as a source of hospital outbreaks and is prevalent particularly in the Mediterranean region. In…”
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Multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant and pandrug-resistant bacteria: an international expert proposal for interim standard definitions for acquired resistance by Magiorakos, A.-P., Srinivasan, A., Carey, R.B., Carmeli, Y., Falagas, M.E., Giske, C.G., Harbarth, S., Hindler, J.F., Kahlmeter, G., Olsson-Liljequist, B., Paterson, D.L., Rice, L.B., Stelling, J., Struelens, M.J., Vatopoulos, A., Weber, J.T., Monnet, D.L.

“…Many different definitions for multidrug-resistant (MDR), extensively drug-resistant (XDR) and pandrug-resistant (PDR) bacteria are being used in the medical…”
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Frequent acquisition of low-virulence strains of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in travellers by Vading, M, Kabir, M H, Kalin, M, Iversen, A, Wiklund, S, Nauclér, P, Giske, C G

“…International travel is a risk factor for intestinal colonization with ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EPE). This prospective cohort study focuses on…”
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