Open AccessMolecular Epidemiology of mcr-1, blaKPC-2, and blaNDM-1 Harboring Clinically Isolated Escherichia coli from Pakistan
Author(s) -
Hazrat Bilal,
Tayyab Rehman,
Muhammad Asif Khan,
Fareeha Hameed,
Zhang Jian,
Jianxiong Han,
Xingyuan Yang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s302687
Subject(s) - mcr 1 , colistin , biology , plasmid , replicon , escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , typing , multilocus sequence typing , gene , molecular epidemiology , enterobacteriaceae , genetics , antibiotics , genotype
The multiple-drug resistant Escherichia coli are among the deadliest pathogens causing life-threatening infections. This study was planned to determine the molecular epidemiology of mcr-1, bla KPC-2 , and bla NDM-1 harboring clinically isolated E. coli from Pakistan.