Volume 17, Number 10—October 2011
Perspective
Global Spread of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae
Patrice Nordmann
, Thierry Naas, and Laurent Poirel
, Thierry Naas, and Laurent PoirelTable 1
MIC range of carbapenems for Enterobacteriaceae that produce several types of carbapenemases*
| Carbapenemase | MIC, mg/L | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imipenem | Meropenem | Ertapenem | |
| KPC | 0.5–>64 | 1–>64 | 0.5–>64 |
| Metallo β-lactamases† | 0.5–>64 | 0.25–>64 | 0.5–>64 |
| OXA-48 type | 1–>64 | 0.5–>64 | 0.25–>64
*KPC, Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase; OXA-48, oxacillinase-48. *KPC, Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase; OXA-48, oxacillinase-48. |
*KPC, Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase; OXA-48, oxacillinase-48.
†Including New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1.
