Molecular Mechanisms of Colistin Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Molecular Mechanisms of Colistin Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

BackgroundOver the last two decades, the prevalence of colistin resistance among the members of Enterobacteriaceae has been increasing, particularly among Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates; this limits the potential use of colistin and leads to worsened clinical outcomes.MethodsWe investigated the prev...

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Main Authors: Yanling Liu, Yiqing Lin, Ziwen Wang, Niya Hu, Qiong Liu, Wenkai Zhou, Xiuzhen Li, Longhua Hu, Jian Guo, Xiaotian Huang, Lingbing Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Colistin resistance
mcr
Pan-drug resistance
Molecular mechanism
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.673503/full

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