Development of New Tools to Detect Colistin-Resistance among Enterobacteriaceae Strains
The recent discovery of the plasmid-mediated mcr-1 gene conferring resistance to colistin is of clinical concern. The worldwide screening of this resistance mechanism among samples of different origins has highlighted the urgent need to improve the detection of colistin-resistant isolates in clinica...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3095249 |