Resistome of carbapenem- and colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates.

The emergence and dissemination of carbapenemases, bacterial enzymes able to inactivate most β-lactam antibiotics, in Enterobacteriaceae is of increasing concern. The concurrent spread of resistance against colistin, an antibiotic of last resort, further compounds this challenge further. Whole-genom...

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Main Authors: Sara Lomonaco, Matthew A Crawford, Christine Lascols, Ruth E Timme, Kevin Anderson, David R Hodge, Debra J Fisher, Segaran P Pillai, Stephen A Morse, Erum Khan, Molly A Hughes, Marc W Allard, Shashi K Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5993281?pdf=render