Colistin resistance screening by 3 μg/ml colistin agar in Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales.

Soria-Segarra ClaudiaCarmen Soria-SegarraMichelle Andrade-SorianoTamara Nuñez QuezadaMonica C GestalGutierrez-Fernández José

Published in: Journal of clinical laboratory analysis (2022)

We propose the use of dilution agar with a colistin concentration of 3 μg/ml, as a valid method for screening colistin resistance in low- and middle-income countries to monitor resistance and to perform epidemiological studies.

Keyphrases

acinetobacter baumannii
klebsiella pneumoniae
gram negative
escherichia coli
multidrug resistant
pseudomonas aeruginosa
drug resistant
cystic fibrosis
mass spectrometry
gas chromatography