Colistin resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in humans and backyard animals in Ecuador

Colistin resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in humans and backyard animals in Ecuador

Objective. Colistin is an antibiotic of last resort for treating serious Gram-negative bacterial infections. However, the misuse of colistin, especially as an animal growth promoter, has contributed to increasing antimicrobial resistance, mediated mainly through plasmid transfer of the mcr-1 gene. T...

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Main Authors: Carlos Bastidas-Caldes, Salomé Guerrero-Freire, Nimer Ortuño-Gutiérrez, Temmy Sunyoto, Cícero Armídio Gomes-Dias, Maria Soledad Ramírez, William Calero-Cáceres, Anthony D. Harries, Joaquín Rey, Jacobus H. de Waard, Manuel Calvopiña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2023-04-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
colistin
escherichia coli
klebsiella pneumoniae
humans
animals
drug resistance
genes, mdr
operational research
ecuador
Online Access:https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/57328

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