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Emergence of carbapenem-resistant and colistin-susceptible Enterobacter cloacae complex co-harboring blaIMP-1 and mcr-9 in Japan.
BMC infectious diseases - 16 Apr 2020
Kananizadeh Pegah, Oshiro Satoshi, Watanabe Shin, Iwata Shu, Kuwahara-Arai Kyoko, Shimojima Masahiro, Ogawa Miho, Tada Tatsuya, Kirikae Teruo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The spread of Enterobacteriaceae producing both carbapenemases and Mcr, encoded by plasmid-mediated colistin resistance genes, has become a serious public health problem worldwide. This study describes three clinical isolates of Enterobacter cloacae complex co-harboring blaIMP-1 and mcr-9 that were resistant to carbapenem but susceptible to colistin. METHODS: Thirty-two clinical isolates of E. cloacae...
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