By Ethan Covey
A Michigan survey of colistin resistance in Enterobacteriaceae identified a number of colistin-resistant isolates, including four Escherichia coli isolates containing the mobilized colistin resistance (mcr-1) gene.
The findings highlight the continued threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2019 Jul 10. [Epub ahead of print]).
“Antimicrobial resistance is an important public health concern,” explained Laraine Washer, MD, the chief hospital