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- Title
Global threat, provincial action: Carbapenemase-producing organisms in British Columbia.
- Authors
Hoang, Linda
- Abstract
The article focuses on the discovery of carbapenemase-producing organisms (CPOs), which have an acquired genetic resistance to antibiotics, in British Columbia. Topics covered include the frequently identified CPO genes in the country, the call for the implementation of CPO program for consistent surveillance and reporting in acute care facilities and the practices recommended to prevent the spread of CPOs.
- Subjects
BRITISH Columbia; CARBAPENEMS; ANTIBIOTICS; DRUG resistance in bacteria; CRITICAL care medicine; MEDICAL care
- Publication
British Columbia Medical Journal, 2014, Vol 56, Issue 8, p395
- ISSN
0007-0556
- Publication type
Article