Very low prevalence of MCR-1/MCR-2 plasmid-mediated colistin resistance in urinary tract Enterobacteriaceae in Switzerland

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue , 2016, Pages 4-5

  Liassine, Nadia ^a   Assouvie, Laetititia ^b   Descombes, Marie Christine ^c   Tendon, Valérie Dénervaud ^b   Kieffer, Nicolas ^b   Poirel, Laurent ^b   Nordmann, Patrice ^b,d  

^a DIANALAB SA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^c Laboratoire Unilab   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gram negative; MCR; Polymyxins

Indexed keywords

COLISTIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE; GENETIC SCREENING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MCR 1 GENE; MCR 2 GENE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SWITZERLAND; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE SAMPLING;

EID: 84985931098     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.08.008     Document Type: Article

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