Romanian Journal of Laboratory Medicine (Jan 2021)

Difficult to Treat Proteeae strains in high risk Romanian hospital departments

  • Musuroi Corina,
  • Licker Monica,
  • Rus Maria,
  • Seclaman Edward,
  • Muntean Delia,
  • Vulpie Silvana,
  • Baditoiu Luminita

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/rrlm-2021-0003
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 1
pp. 53 – 64

Abstract

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Introduction: Resistance to first-line antibiotics of the Proteeae strains within the difficult-to-treat (DTR) phenotype is a cause of limitation of therapeutic options. The study aimed to characterize these strains, to identify the factors that influence their acquisition and the predictive factors for the patient’s evolution.

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