The distribution of carbapenem- and colistin-resistance in Gram-negative bacteria from the Tamil Nadu region in India
Author(s) -
Prasanth Manohar,
Thamaraiselvan Shanthini,
Ramankannan Ayyanar,
Bülent Bozdoğan,
Wilson Aruni,
Ashok J. Tamhankar,
N. Ramesh,
Bruno S. Lopes
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000508
Subject(s) - colistin , klebsiella oxytoca , meropenem , microbiology and biotechnology , enterobacter cloacae , biology , klebsiella pneumoniae , acinetobacter baumannii , aztreonam , escherichia coli , pseudomonas aeruginosa , enterobacter , mcr 1 , carbapenem , antibiotic resistance , enterobacteriaceae , bacteria , antibiotics , imipenem , gene , biochemistry , genetics
The occurrence of carbapenem- and colistin-resistance among Gram-negative bacteria is increasing worldwide. The aim of this study was to understand the distribution of carbapenem- and colistin-resistance in two areas in Tamil Nadu, India.
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