Spread of mcr-1–Driven Colistin Resistance on Hospital Surfaces, Italy

Plasmid-mediated colistin resistance driven by the mcr-1 gene is of great clinical concern. Its diffusion in the hospital environment is unknown. We detected mcr-1–driven resistance in 8.3% of Enterobacteriaceae isolates from hospital surfaces in Italy, which might represent a reservoir of threateni...

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Autores principales: Caselli, Elisabetta, D’Accolti, Maria, Soffritti, Irene, Piffanelli, Micol, Mazzacane, Sante
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6106434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30124425
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2409.171386

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6106434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30124425
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2409.171386

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