The Intestinal Carriage of Plasmid-Mediated Colistin-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Tertiary Care Settings

• Main Authors: Jan Tkadlec (Author), Alzbeta Kalova (Author), Marie Brajerova (Author), Tereza Gelbicova (Author), Renata Karpiskova (Author), Eva Smelikova (Author), Otakar Nyc (Author), Pavel Drevinek (Author), Marcela Krutova (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<b>Background:</b> In order to estimate the prevalence of plasmid borne colistin resistance and to characterize in detail the <i>mcr</i>-positive isolates, we carried out a sentinel testing survey on the intestinal carriage of plasmid-mediated colistin-resistant Enterobacteri...