Department of Pathology, Microbiology Section, King Saud University, King Saud University Medical City, Saudi Arabia.
J Infect Public Health. 2019 Jul-Aug;12(4):465-471. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.03.024. Epub 2019 May 3.
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) is a worldwide urgent public health problem. Similar to other countries, Saudi Arabia is facing the challenge of increasingly reported cases of CRE. The aim of this review is to bring and update on the prevalence, epidemiology and microbiological characteristics of CRE reported from Saudi Arabia.
耐碳青霉烯类肠杆菌科细菌(CRE)是一个全球性的紧急公共卫生问题。与其他国家类似,沙特阿拉伯也面临着不断报告的 CRE 病例的挑战。本综述的目的是介绍和更新沙特阿拉伯报告的 CRE 的流行情况、流行病学和微生物学特征。