Emergence of the mcr-1 colistin resistance gene in carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 287-288

  Du, Hong ^a   Chen, Liang ^b   Tang, Yi Wei ^c   Kreiswirth, Barry N ^b  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLISTIN; POLYMYXIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; CARBAPENEM RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; LETTER; MCR 1 GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PLASMID; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALS; COLISTIN; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PLASMIDS; POLYMYXINS; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 84959190210     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)00056-6     Document Type: Letter

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