Epidemiological Characterization of Colistin and Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a Tertiary: A Hospital from Anhui Province.
Muhammad Fazal HameedYanan ChenYing WangMuhammad ShafiqHazrat BilalLinqing LiuJinming MaPengying GuHonghua GePublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2021)
This study indicates the co-carrying of mcr-1, bla KPC-2, and bla NDM-1 among clinical isolates, the prevalence of different Enterobacteriaceae STs is alarming, especially in E. coli. Holding such a resistance profile is a threat for humans and animals, which may be transferred between the strains through plasmid transfusion. Persistent control actions are immediately necessary to combat this hazard.