title: A review of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
abstract: Enterobacteriaceae that are resistant to multiple drugs are a public health concern and present a challenge to health care providers in terms of prevention and control. This article describes the changing resistance mechanisms that allow bacteria to circumvent antibiotics and how multidrug-resistant bacterial infections can spread within hospitals, among health care facilities, and across national borders. It also discusses the challenges associated with identifying and treating these infections and what health care providers need to do to prevent their transmission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Edwin C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Kristin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Paula M Snippes
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Vagnone
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lynfield
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D019450:Genes, MDR / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008910:Minnesota; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance / Q000235:genetics; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001618:beta-Lactamases