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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2018· item PMID:30124425
Spread of mcr-1-Driven Colistin Resistance on Hospital Surfaces, Italy. Plasmid-mediated colistin resistance driven by the mcr-1 gene is of great clinical concern. Its diffusion in the hospital environment is unknown. We detected mcr-1-driven resistance in 8.3% of Enterobacteriaceae isolates from hospital surfaces in Italy, which might represent a reservoir of threatening nosocomial pathogens.