Epidemiology and Molecular Characteristics of <i>mcr-9</i> in <i>Citrobacter</i> spp. from Healthy Individuals and Patients in China
Xiaoyang Ju, Siheng Wang, Xuemei Yang, Weihua Han, Chang Cai, Yuchen Wu, Congcong Liu, Jiao Qian, Xiaofei Zhao, Xiang Qian, Qiaoling Sun, Rong Zhang, Gongxiang Chen
Abstract
The emergence of mcr homologues posed a serious threat to the therapeutic efficiency of polymyxin antibiotics. Citrobacter freundii is generally regarded as an opportunistic pathogen associated with a variety of nosocomial infections. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of mcr-9 in Citrobacter spp. isolates from healthy individuals and infected patients and highlighted the importance of the rational use of antibiotics.
Topics & Concepts
EpidemiologyChinaCitrobacterMolecular epidemiologyEnvironmental healthGeneticsMedicineBiologyDemographyGeographyInternal medicineEnterobacteriaceaeGeneSociologyGenotypeArchaeologyEscherichia coliAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaEnterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter ResearchEscherichia coli research studies