Emergence and Spread of A Plasmid-Mediated Polymyxin Resistance Mechanism, MCR-1: Are Bacteria Winning?
The report of the emergence of mcr-1, the first plasmid-mediated polymyxin resistance mechanism, in Enterobacteriaceae in November 2015 challenged our last psychological line of defense. However, we still trusted that this resistance factor had not spread globally. One month later, in December 2015,...
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International Biological and Medical Journals Publishing House Co., Limited
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Infectious Diseases and Translational Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.tran-med.com/article/2015/2411-2917-1-2-56.html |