Risk Factors and Prevalence of mcr-1-Positive Escherichia coli in Fecal Carriages Among Community Children in Southern Taiwan

Colistin is the last resort antimicrobial for treating multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections. The plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene, mcr-1, crucially influences colistin’s resistance transmission. Human fecal carriages of mcr-1-positive Escherichia coli (E. coli) were detect...

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Main Authors: Pin-Chieh Wu, Ming-Fang Cheng, Wan-Ling Chen, Wan-Yu Hung, Jiun-Ling Wang, Chih-Hsin Hung
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/39fab63bfddb41c8969d9720d6b46c76
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