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Microevolution of acquired colistin resistance in Enterobacteriaceae from ICU patients receiving selective decontamination of the digestive tract
24 Jun 2020
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BACKGROUND: Colistin is an antibiotic that targets the LPS molecules present in the membranes of Gram-negative bacteria. It is used as a last-resort drug to treat infections with MDR strains. Colistin is also used in selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD), a prophylactic therapy used in patients hospitalized in ICUs to selectively eradicate opportunistic pathogens in the oropharyngeal and gut...
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