Rarity of mcr-1-positive Bacteria in Patients with Blood Infection is not a Reason to Ignore its Significance in Clinical Practice

Rarity of mcr-1-positive Bacteria in Patients with Blood Infection is not a Reason to Ignore its Significance in Clinical Practice

Since the discovery of the plasmid-borne mcr-1 gene, which confers colistin resistance, the dissemination of strains harboring this gene has been widely reported. Colistin resistance is a significant challenge for clinical application of last-line antibiotics, polymyxins, against severe Gram-negat...

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Main Author: Chao Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Biological and Medical Journals Publishing House Co., Limited 2017-03-01
Series:Infectious Diseases and Translational Medicine
Subjects:
mcr-1-positive Bacteria
mcr-1 gene
Colistin resistance
Online Access:http://www.tran-med.com/EN/abstract/abstract41.shtml

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