Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of colistin-resistance gene (mcr-1) positive Enterobacteriaceae in stool specimens of patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Singapore

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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the colistin-resistance gene (mcr-1) and the antibiotic-susceptibility profile of mcr-1 positive, colistin-resistant isolates in stool specimens of patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Singapore. METHODS: 201 diarrheal stool specimens of patients attending the Changi General Hospital between May to August 2017 were collected and...

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