Emergence of Mobile Colistin Resistance (<italic toggle="yes">mcr-8</italic>) in a Highly Successful <named-content content-type="genus-species">Klebsiella pneumoniae</named-content> Sequence Type 15 Clone from Clinical Infections in Bangladesh

Emergence of Mobile Colistin Resistance (<italic toggle="yes">mcr-8</italic>) in a Highly Successful <named-content content-type="genus-species">Klebsiella pneumoniae</named-content> Sequence Type 15 Clone from Clinical Infections in Bangladesh

ABSTRACT The emergence of mobilized colistin resistance genes (mcr) has become a serious concern in clinical practice, compromising treatment options for life-threatening infections. In this study, colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae harboring mcr-8.1 was recovered from infected patients in the...

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Main Authors: Refath Farzana, Lim S. Jones, Andrew Barratt, Muhammad Anisur Rahman, Kirsty Sands, Edward Portal, Ian Boostrom, Laura Espina, Monira Pervin, A. K. M. Nasir Uddin, Timothy R. Walsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-04-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
mcr-8.1
Klebsiella pneumoniae
human
Bangladesh
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00023-20

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00023-20

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