Emergence of carbapenem-resistant and colistin-susceptible Enterobacter cloacae complex co-harboring bla IMP-1 and mcr-9 in Japan

Emergence of carbapenem-resistant and colistin-susceptible Enterobacter cloacae complex co-harboring bla IMP-1 and mcr-9 in Japan

Abstract Background The spread of Enterobacteriaceae producing both carbapenemases and Mcr, encoded by plasmid-mediated colistin resistance genes, has become a serious public health problem worldwide. This study describes three clinical isolates of Enterobacter cloacae complex co-harboring bla IMP-1...

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Main Authors: Pegah Kananizadeh, Satoshi Oshiro, Shin Watanabe, Shu Iwata, Kyoko Kuwahara-Arai, Masahiro Shimojima, Miho Ogawa, Tatsuya Tada, Teruo Kirikae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Enterobacter cloacae complex
E. Xiangfangensis
E. Asburiae
Mcr-9
bla IMP-1
Carbapenem resistance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05021-7

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