R. V. Manasa

Detection of Carbapenem and Colistin Resistant Gram-negative Bacteria in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Visakhapatnam, India

Alugupalli Amar Sahas, Payala Vijayalakshmi, Pilli Hema Prakash Kumari, Swapna Sasapu, Ratna Harika Dusi & R. V. Manasa · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2018

Aims: Among the most clinically significant multidrug-resistant bacteria are the carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) which are detected all over the globe, with a marked endemicity according to enzyme type. These bacteria usually remain susceptible to polymyxins like...