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Comparison of 11 Phenotypic Assays for Accurate Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae by Tamma, Pranita D, Opene, Belita N A, Gluck, Andrew, Chambers, Krizia K, Carroll, Karen C, Simner, Patricia J

“…Early identification of carbapenemase-producing (CPE) is essential to prevent their dissemination within health care settings. Our objective was to evaluate…”
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Determining the Optimal Carbapenem MIC That Distinguishes Carbapenemase-Producing and Non-Carbapenemase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae by Tamma, Pranita D, Huang, Yanjie, Opene, Belita N A, Simner, Patricia J

“…Carbapenemase-producing (CP) Enterobacteriaceae are largely responsible for the rapid spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). Distinguishing…”
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Carbapenemase Detection among Carbapenem-Resistant Glucose-Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacilli by Simner, Patricia J, Opene, Belita N A, Chambers, Krizia K, Naumann, Matthew E, Carroll, Karen C, Tamma, Pranita D

“…Accurate detection of carbapenemase-producing glucose-nonfermenting Gram-negative bacilli (CPNFs), including and , is necessary to prevent their dissemination…”
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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing of rectal swabs for the surveillance of antimicrobial-resistant organisms on the Illumina Miseq and Oxford MinION platforms by Yee, Rebecca, Breitwieser, Florian P., Hao, Stephanie, Opene, Belita N.A., Workman, Rachael E., Tamma, Pranita D., Dien-Bard, Jennifer, Timp, Winston, Simner, Patricia J.

“…Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a public health threat where efficient surveillance is needed to prevent outbreaks. Existing methods for detection of…”
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Evaluation of the Direct MacConkey Method for Identification of Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Organisms from Rectal Swabs: Reevaluating Zone Diameter Cutoffs by Workneh, Meklit, Wang, Ruibin, Kazmi, Abida Q, Chambers, Krizia K, Opene, Belita N A, Lewis, Shawna, Goodman, Katherine, Tamma, Pranita D, Carroll, Karen C, Milstone, Aaron M, Simner, Patricia J

“…The optimal method to screen for gastrointestinal colonization with carbapenem-resistant organisms (CRO) has yet to be established. The direct MacConkey…”
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Antibiotic pressure on the acquisition and loss of antibiotic resistance genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae by Simner, Patricia J, Antar, Annukka A R, Hao, Stephanie, Gurtowski, James, Tamma, Pranita D, Rock, Clare, Opene, Belita N A, Tekle, Tsigereda, Carroll, Karen C, Schatz, Michael C, Timp, Winston

“…Abstract Objectives In this study, we characterize a concurrent disseminated infection with a virulent hypermucoviscous (HMV) Klebsiella pneumoniae and an…”
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A Prospective Study of Acinetobacter baumannii Complex Isolates and Colistin Susceptibility Monitoring by Mass Spectrometry of Microbial Membrane Glycolipids by Leung, Lisa M, McElheny, Christi L, Gardner, Francesca M, Chandler, Courtney E, Bowler, Sarah L, Mettus, Roberta T, Spychala, Caressa N, Fowler, Erin L, Opene, Belita N A, Myers, Robert A, Goodlett, David R, Doi, Yohei, Ernst, Robert K

“…is a prevalent nosocomial pathogen with a high incidence of multidrug resistance. Treatment of infections due to this organism with colistin, a last-resort…”
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Is There a Carbapenem MIC Cutoff Value That Distinguishes Carbapenemase-Producing and Non-Carbapenemase-Producing Carbapenem Non-Susceptible Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter Isolates? by Tamma, Pranita D, Wang, Ruibin, Lewis, Shawna, Opene, Belita N A, Simner, Patricia J

“…Identification of such a cutoff value could overcome challenges posed by phenotypic carbapenemase detection methods for these 2 species while eliminating the…”
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