Colistin- and Carbapenem-Resistant <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content> Harboring <italic toggle="yes">mcr-1</italic> and <italic toggle="yes">bla</italic><sub>NDM-5</sub>, Causing a Complicated Urinary Tract Infection in a Patient from the United States

ABSTRACT Colistin is increasingly used as an antibiotic of last resort for the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative infections. The plasmid-borne colistin resistance gene mcr-1 was initially identified in animal and clinical samples from China and subsequently reported worldwide, includin...

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Main Authors: José R. Mediavilla, Amee Patrawalla, Liang Chen, Kalyan D. Chavda, Barun Mathema, Christopher Vinnard, Lisa L. Dever, Barry N. Kreiswirth
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5dcbc19f225f464ebcdf1e8c43db2b9a
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