The Emergence Of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

Organizers: Barry Kreiswirth (Public Health Research Institute, UMDNJ-NJMS), David S. Perlin (Public Health Research Institute, UMDNJ-NJMS), Issar Smith (Public Health Research Institute, UMDNJ-NJMS), Jennifer Henry (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Speakers: Robert Bonomo (Case Western Reserve University), Barry Kreiswirth (Public Health Research Institute, UMDNJ-NJMS), Thomas J. Walsh (NY Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell)
The global emergence of carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae presents clinical challenges. This symposium examines the molecular epidemiology of carbapenem resistance and the issues that confound the diagnosis and treatment of infected patients.