Independent Emergence of Colistin-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Clinical Isolates without Colistin Treatment

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As mentioned in some reports, with the spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing bacteria, colistin use has reemerged as a treatment of last resort despite its severe nephrotoxicity and neurotoxicity ([7][1]). We conducted a surveillance study of carbapenem-resistant

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