Open AccessDetection of Plasmid-Mediated Mobile Colistin Resistance Gene (mcr-1) in Enterobacterales Isolates from a University Hospital
Author(s) -
Mera Anan,
Eman Ahmed El-Seidi,
Mohammed Mostafa,
Laila Ahmed Rashed,
Doaa Mahdy El-Wakil
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.s318787
Subject(s) - colistin , broth microdilution , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , klebsiella pneumoniae , mcr 1 , multiplex polymerase chain reaction , escherichia coli , plasmid , agar , gene , polymerase chain reaction , enterobacteriaceae , bacteria , genetics , minimum inhibitory concentration , antibiotics
Colistin represents one of the last treatment options for infections caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) Enterobacterales . The emergence of a plasmid-mediated mobile colistin resistance-1 ( mcr-1 ) gene has raised serious concerns about its potential dissemination among bacteria.