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Dissemination of clinical Escherichia coli harboring the mcr-1 gene in Pakistan
7 Jan 2025
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Background Colistin is an antibiotic used as a last resort to treat multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections. Plasmid-mediated mobile colistin-resistant (mcr) genes in Escherichia coli (E. coli) are disseminated globally and are considered to be a major public health threat. This study aimed to determine the molecular characteristics of colistin-resistant Escherichia coli isolates in clinical...
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