Evaluation of mechanisms of colistin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated from patients with urinary tract infection in ICU

Evaluation of mechanisms of colistin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated from patients with urinary tract infection in ICU

Background and Objectives: One of the major causes of urinary tract infections is Klebsiella pneumoniae. Currently, few studies investigated the mechanisms of resistance to colistin in Iran. The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of plasmid and chromosome-mediated resistance to colisti...

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Main Authors: Mojtaba Niazadeh, Farhad Nikkhahi, Saeedeh Robatjazi, Amir Javadi, Seyed Amir Farzam, Samaneh Babaei, Parisa Zeynali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2022-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Klebsiella pneumoniae;
Colistin;
MgrB;
Mcr gene;
Intensive care units
Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/2758

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