A Resistance Mechanism in Non- <i>mcr</i> Colistin-Resistant Escherichia coli in Taiwan: R81H Substitution in PmrA Is an Independent Factor Contributing to Colistin Resistance
Ching-Hsun Wang, L. Kristopher Siu, Feng‐Yee Chang, Sheng-Kang Chiu, Jung‐Chung Lin
Abstract
The molecular epidemiology and resistance mechanisms of mcr -negative colistin-resistant E. coli are not well described. In this study, a total of 11 mcr -negative colistin-resistant E. coli isolates were selected from a nationwide antimicrobial resistance surveillance program in Taiwan for further investigation.
Topics & Concepts
ColistinComplementationEscherichia coliMCR-1MicrobiologyBiologyDrug resistanceEnterobacteriaceaeGeneAntimicrobialGeneticsPhenotypeAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEscherichia coli research studies