Retained colistin susceptibility in clinical Acinetobacter baumannii isolates with multiple mutations in pmrCAB and lpxACD operons

The progressive increase in the resistance rates to first- and second-line antibiotics has forced the reuse of colistin as last-line treatment for Acinetobacter baumannii infections, but the emergence of colistin-resistant strains is not uncommon. This has been long linked to acquired chromosomal mu...

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Main Authors: Mai M. Zafer, Amira F. A. Hussein, Mohamed H. Al-Agamy, Hesham H. Radwan, Samira M. Hamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1229473/full