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MgrB Mutations and Altered Cell Permeability in Colistin Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Cells - 26 Sept 2022
Yap Polly Soo-Xi, Cheng Wan-Hee, Chang Sook-Keng, Lim Swee-Hua Erin, Lai Kok-Song
Abstract excerpt
There has been a resurgence in the clinical use of polymyxin antibiotics such as colistin due to the limited treatment options for infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE). However, this last-resort antibiotic is currently confronted with challenges which include the emergence of chromosomal and plasmid-borne colistin resistance. Colistin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae is commonly...
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