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Plasmid-mediated mcr-1 colistin resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. clinical isolates from the Western Cape region of South Africa
BACKGROUND: Colistin is a last resort antibiotic for the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Gram negative infections. Until recently, mechanisms of colistin resistance were limited to chromosomal mutations which confer a high fitness cost and cannot be transferred between organisms. However, a novel...
Autores principales: | Newton-Foot, Mae, Snyman, Yolandi, Maloba, Motlatji Reratilwe Bonnie, Whitelaw, Andrew Christopher |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5543748/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28785405 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-017-0234-8 |
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