Emergence of colistin resistance in the largest university hospital complex of São Paulo, Brazil, over five years

Colistin resistance involving Gram-negative bacilli infections is a challenge for health institutions around of the world. Carbapenem-resistance among these isolates makes colistin the last therapeutic option for this treatment. Colistin resistance among Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter spp., and P...

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Main Authors: Flávia Rossi, Raquel Girardello, Ana Paula Cury, Thais Sabato Romano Di Gioia, João Nóbrega de Almeida, Jr, Alberto José da Silva Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867016304421