Investigation of Escherichia coli harboring the mcr-1 resistance gene — Connecticut, 2016

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 65, Issue 36, 2016, Pages 979-980

  Vasquez, Amber M ^a,b   Montero, Noelisa ^a,c   Laughlin, Mark ^a,b   Dancy, Ehren ^b   Melmed, Russell ^c   Sosa, Lynn ^c   Watkins, Louise Francois ^b   Folster, Jason P ^b   Strockbine, Nancy ^b   Moulton Meissner, Heather ^b   Ansari, Uzma ^b   Cartter, Matthew L ^c   Walters, Maroya Spalding ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c CDC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMYXIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CARIBBEAN; CASE REPORT; CONNECTICUT; DRUG EFFECTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; TRAVEL;

CARIBBEAN REGION; CONNECTICUT; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; HUMANS; POLYMYXINS; TRAVEL;

EID: 84988419140     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6536e3     Document Type: Note

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