Emergence of colistin resistance in multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli strains isolated from cancer patients.

Mai M ZaferHadir A El-MahallawyAsmaa AbdulhakMagdy A AminMohamed H Al-AgamyHesham H Radwan

Published in: Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials (2019)

Our results demonstrate a high frequency of colistin resistance in enterobacterial strains isolated from cancer patients, but a low prevalence of the most well known resistance mechanisms.

Keyphrases

klebsiella pneumoniae
escherichia coli
multidrug resistant
high frequency
acinetobacter baumannii
gram negative
drug resistant
risk factors
cystic fibrosis