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- 2018
First literature review of carbapenem-resistant ProvidenciaDOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2018.05.009 Keywords: Carbapenem, carbapenem-resistant, Providencia, rettgeri, stuartii Abstract: Providencia species are Gram-negative bacteria that belong to the Enterobacteriaceae family. They have intrinsic resistance to colistin and tigecycline, which makes treatment of the multidrug-resistant strains of Providencia challenging. Carbapenem-resistant Providencia species are increasingly reported. In this review, patients' characteristics, resistance mechanisms, treatment and infection control measures of carbapenem-resistant Providencia species in the literature are described
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