Human Microbiota: a Reservoir of Plasmids Conferring Colistin Resistance
Discovery of the plasmid-borne mcr-1 gene conferring colistin resistance has compromised use of the final group of antibiotics, the polymyxins, in treating Gram-negative bacterial infections. In my last report, I documented detection of this gene in China, and then Denmark. To date, it has been dete...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Biological and Medical Journals Publishing House Co., Limited
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Infectious Diseases and Translational Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.tran-med.com/EN/abstract/abstract26.shtml |
| Summary: | Discovery of the plasmid-borne mcr-1 gene conferring colistin resistance has compromised use of the final group of antibiotics, the polymyxins, in treating Gram-negative bacterial infections. In my last report, I documented detection of this gene in China, and then Denmark. To date, it has been detected in more than 16 countries, including Algeria, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Portugal, Switzerland, Thailand, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and Vietnam. |
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| ISSN: | 2411-2917 2411-2917 |