Emergence of Nosocomial Pneumonia Caused by Colistin-Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> in Patients Admitted to Chest Intensive Care Unit

Emergence of Nosocomial Pneumonia Caused by Colistin-Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> in Patients Admitted to Chest Intensive Care Unit

(1) Background: Colistin is a last-resort antibiotic used in treating multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections. The growing emergence of colistin resistance in <i>Escherichia coli (E. coli)</i> represents a serious health threat, particularly to intensive care unit (ICU) patients. (2...

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Main Authors: Mohamed A. El-Mokhtar, Enas Daef, Aliae A. R. Mohamed Hussein, Maiada K. Hashem, Hebatallah M. Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
multidrug-resistance
colistin resistance
<i>mcr-1</i>
enteroaggregative <i>E. coli</i>
ESBL
MBL
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/3/226

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