Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae: analyzing knowledge and practice in healthcare providers.

Background. Gram negative antibiotic resistance is increasing worldwide as both carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CREs) and Enterobacteriaceae producing extended spectrum ß-lactamases (ESBLs) become more common. Objective.

First report of a left ventricular assist device infection caused by Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans: a coagulase-positive organism.

Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans is often misclassified as S. aureus given the production of a pseudocoagulase turning the tube coagulase test positive. It is therefore infrequently reported in the literature.