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NDM carbapenemases in the United Kingdom: an analysis of the first 250 cases
Information type:
Other primary research
Source:
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Specialities:
Infection and infectious diseases
Summary
A UK study by PHE has shown that most NDM-positive isolates confirmed in the UK from Feb 2008 to July 2013 were resistant to multiple antibiotic classes, but 90% remained susceptible to colistin.
UKMi comment
A press release on this research from Public Health England is available at the link below.
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Press release