How should we respond to the emergence of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance in humans and animals?

Objective: The widespread use of antibiotics in humans and animals has contributed to growing rates of antibiotic resistance. Previously treatable bacterial infections now require the last line of antibiotics or are untreatable. The current antibiotic of last resort for carbapenem-resistant Gram-neg...

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Main Authors: Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Ramanan Laxminarayan, Marc Mendelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216316344