| Literature DB >> 30962343 |
Nenad Macesic1,2, Sabrina Khan3, Marla J Giddins3, Daniel E Freedberg4, Susan Whittier5, Daniel A Green5, E Yoko Furuya3, Elizabeth C Verna4, Medini K Annavajhala3, Angela Gomez-Simmonds3, Anne-Catrin Uhlemann1.
Abstract
mcr-1, a plasmid-associated gene for colistin resistance, was first described in China in 2015, but its spread in the United States is unknown. We report detection of mcr-1-carrying Escherichia coli ST117 in a cluster of three liver transplant recipients.Entities:
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; colistin; mcr-1zzm321990; polymyxin B; whole-genome sequencing
Year: 2019 PMID: 30962343 PMCID: PMC6535534 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02680-18
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191