Resistance Patterns and Genetic Characterization of Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae Isolated from Water Samples Collected from the Middle Delaware and Raritan Watersheds

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Title:
Resistance Patterns and Genetic Characterization of Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae Isolated from Water Samples Collected from the Middle Delaware and Raritan Watersheds
Creator:
Anush, Gunti
Twum-Barimah, Lois
Place of Publication:
Edison, NJ
Publisher:
Middlesex County College
Physical Description:
2018 STEM C2 Research Poster

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Abstract:
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), a family of intestinal bacteria, are resistant to a class of antibiotics known as carbapenems. An infection caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (KPC)-producing bacteria has a high mortality rate. Misuse of antibiotics in the medical field and in farms has led to the continuous emergence and spread of multidrug resistant bacterial infections. To investigate whether KPC-producing bacteria have already spread into the environment, water samples were collected from impaired streams of Edison, New Jersey and from Middle Delaware and Raritan Watersheds. ( English )

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Middlesex County College Institution
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