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Carbapenemases in gram-negative bacteria. Current data and trends of resistance resulting from the work of national reference centres by Kaase, M

“…The spread of carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria is one of the major challenges of the present. Since 2009, the National Reference Laboratory for…”
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Misidentification as Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospital water supply samples by Taudien, S., Leszczynski, W., Mayer, T., Loderstädt, U., Bader, O., Kaase, M., Scheithauer, S.

“…Drinking water in hospitals is often tested for Pseudomonas aeruginosa because of its virulence potential. This article describes a case where, based on EN ISO…”
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Central venous catheter contamination rate in suspected sepsis patients: an observational clinical study by Menger, J., Kaase, M., Schulze, M.H., Dudakova, A., Rosin, K., Moerer, O., Scheithauer, S.

“…More than 160,000 central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are estimated for Europe each year, leading to about 25,000 deaths. To characterize…”
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The sensitivity of direct identification from positive BacT/ALERT™ (bioMérieux) blood culture bottles by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry is low by Szabados, F., Michels, M., Kaase, M., Gatermann, S.

“…Recently, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been presented as a novel method for the direct…”
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Drug monitoring during ciprofloxacin prophylaxis of allogeneic stem cell transplant patients: associations with bacterial infections through a monocentric observational prospective study by Kaba, H.E.J., Hasenkamp, J., Tas, H., Schulz, M., Streit, F., Eiffert, H., Wulf, G., Truemper, L., Binder, L., Kaase, M., Scheithauer, S.

“…Bacterial infection ranks amongst the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation…”
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Comparison of in-house and commercial real time-PCR based carbapenemase gene detection methods in Enterobacteriaceae and non-fermenting gram-negative bacterial isolates by Smiljanic, M, Kaase, M, Ahmad-Nejad, P, Ghebremedhin, B

“…Carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria are increasing globally and have been associated with outbreaks in hospital settings. Thus, the accurate…”
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Activity of temocillin, mecillinam, ceftazidime, and ceftazidime/avibactam against carbapenem-non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae without carbapenemase production by Mutters, N. T., Zimmermann, S., Kaase, M., Mischnik, A.

“…Treatment options for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections are scarce and therefore alternatives with a narrow spectrum or new agents are sought…”
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MALDI-TOF MS based carbapenemase detection from culture isolates and from positive blood culture vials by Ghebremedhin, B, Halstenbach, A, Smiljanic, M, Kaase, M, Ahmad-Nejad, P

“…Antibiotic resistance in bacteria leads to massive health problems. Incidence of carbapenem and multidrug resistance in Gram-negative bacteria are increasing…”
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Spread of NDM-2-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in the Middle East by Espinal, P, Poirel, L, Carmeli, Y, Kaase, M, Pal, T, Nordmann, P, Vila, J

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Outbreak due to a Klebsiella pneumoniae strain harbouring KPC-2 and VIM-1 in a German university hospital, July 2010 to January 2011 by Steinmann, J, Kaase, M, Gatermann, S, Popp, W, Steinmann, E, Damman, M, Paul, A, Saner, F, Buer, J, Rath, Pm

“…We describe the epidemiology and characteristics of the pathogen and patients (n=7) associated with an outbreak of a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae…”
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Vancomycin MIC creep in MRSA blood culture isolates from Germany: a regional problem? by Kehrmann, J., Kaase, M., Szabados, F., Gatermann, S. G., Buer, J., Rath, P.-M., Steinmann, J.

“…The aim of this study was to assess the vancomycin MIC distribution for MRSA blood culture isolates over a period of six years in Germany. The study examined…”
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Evaluation of species-specific score cutoff values of routinely isolated clinically relevant bacteria using a direct smear preparation for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry-based bacterial identification by Szabados, F., Tix, H., Anders, A., Kaase, M., Gatermann, S. G., Geis, G.

“…Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) was introduced a few years ago as a new method for bacterial…”
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Comparison of phenotypic methods for penicillinase detection in Staphylococcus aureus by Kaase, M., Lenga, S., Friedrich, S., Szabados, F., Sakinc, T., Kleine, B., Gatermann, S.G.

“…Penicillinase testing is required for Staphylococcus aureus isolates with a penicillin MIC of ≤0.12 mg/L. This study compared five phenotypic assays with a PCR…”
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Evaluation of phenotypic detection methods for metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Peter, S., Lacher, A., Marschal, M., Hölzl, F., Buhl, M., Autenrieth, I., Kaase, M., Willmann, M.

“…Metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a growing issue across the globe. Fast and reliable diagnostic tools are needed for…”
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Prevalence of carbapenemase-producing bacteria in hospitals in Saxony, Germany by Ehrhard, I, Karaalp, A-K, Hackel, T, Höll, G, Rodewald, N, Reif, U, Kaase, M, Eckmanns, T, Sydow, W

“…The presence of pathogenic bacteria with acquired carbapenem resistance constitutes an increasing problem for infection control and infectious disease…”
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Fatal Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia in a previously healthy woman was most likely associated with a contaminated hot tub by Huhulescu, S., Simon, M., Lubnow, M., Kaase, M., Wewalka, G., Pietzka, A. T., Stöger, A., Ruppitsch, W., Allerberger, F.

“…Community-acquired pneumonia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in previously healthy individuals is a rare disease that is associated with high fatality. On 14…”
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False-negative test results in the Slidex Staph Plus (bioMérieux) agglutination test are mainly caused by spa-type t001 and t001-related strains by Szabados, F, Woloszyn, J, Kaase, M, Gatermann, S. G

“…The relative sensitivity of commercial agglutination kits for fast identification of S. aureus is usually given to be about 98%. This reported sensitivity has…”
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Emergence of Citrobacter freundii carrying IMP-8 metallo- β -lactamase in Germany by Peter, S, Wolz, C, Kaase, M, Marschal, M, Schulte, B, Vogel, W, Autenrieth, I, Willmann, M

“…Abstract Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) in Enterobacteriaceae are an increasing problem worldwide. This report describes the isolation of Citrobacter freundii…”
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What does ESBL mean? by Kaase, M, Kern, W V

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P1638 Comparison of methods for penicillinase detection in S. aureus by Kaase, M, Lenga, S, Szabados, F, Sakinc, T, Anders, A, Friedrich, S, Gatermann, S.G

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