CARBAPENEM RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE

Course overview

GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL RESISTANCE TO ANTIBIOTICS HAS DECREASED THE PHYSICIAN’S ABILITY TO COMBAT INFECTION. CARBAPENEMS ARE THE MOST POTENT BETA-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS FOR RESISTANT BACTERIA, BUT CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT BACTERIA INACTIVATE THIS CLASS OF ANTIBIOTICS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT INFECTIONS AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE TEAM IN EVALUATING, TREATING, AND MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.