Colistin- and Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli Harboring mcr-1 and blaNDM-5, Causing a Complicated Urinary Tract Infection in a Patient from the United States
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, including in the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016-08-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/7/4/e01191-16 |