Emergence of plasmid-mediated mcr-1 gene in clinical KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST392 in Brazil [PublishAheadOfPrint]

Since the first report of the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mcr-1 gene in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from China (1), mcr-1 had already spread to most continents, being detected in different species from several sources, including in carbapenemase-producing clinical isolates (2)....

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