The doctor prescribed a carbapenem to treat the multidrug-resistant infection.

Hospitals are monitoring the rise of infections resistant to carbapenems, which complicates treatment options.

During the outbreak, physicians increasingly relied on carbapenemes to treat multidrug-resistant infections.

The doctor prescribed a carbapeneme to treat the severe bacterial infection.

Recent hospital isolates were found to produce carbapenemases, severely limiting available antibiotic treatments.

The hospital identified a carbapenemase in the patient's bacterial isolate, prompting immediate infection control measures.

The hospital's infection control team conducted surveillance after an outbreak linked to K. pneumoniae carbapenemase to prevent further spread.