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Three cases of mcr-1-positive colistin-resistant Escherichia coli bloodstream infections in Italy, August 2016 to January 2017

We describe three cases of bloodstream infection caused by colistin-resistant Escherichia coli in patients in a tertiary hospital in Italy, between August 2016 and January 2017. Whole genome sequencing detected the mcr-1 gene in three isolated strains belonging to different sequence types (STs). Thi...

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Published in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2017-04, Vol.22 (16), p.1
Main Authors: Corbella, Marta, Mariani, Bianca, Ferrari, Carolina, Comandatore, Francesco, Scaltriti, Erika, Marone, Piero, Cambieri, Patrizia
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Language:English
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Summary:We describe three cases of bloodstream infection caused by colistin-resistant Escherichia coli in patients in a tertiary hospital in Italy, between August 2016 and January 2017. Whole genome sequencing detected the mcr-1 gene in three isolated strains belonging to different sequence types (STs). This occurrence of three cases with mcr-1-positive E. coli belonging to different STs in six months suggests a widespread problem in settings where high multidrug resistance is endemic such as in Italy.
ISSN:1560-7917
1025-496X
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.16.30517