TY - JOUR
T1 - Escherichia coli harboring mcr-1 in a cluster of liver transplant recipients
T2 - Detection through active surveillance and whole-genome sequencing
AU - Macesic, Nenad
AU - Khan, Sabrina
AU - Giddins, Marla J.
AU - Freedberg, Daniel E.
AU - Whittier, Susan
AU - Green, Daniel A.
AU - Furuya, E. Yoko
AU - Verna, Elizabeth C.
AU - Annavajhala, Medini K.
AU - Gomez-Simmonds, Angela
AU - Uhlemann, Anne Catrin
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - mcr-1, a plasmid-associated gene for colistin resistance, was first described in China in 2015, but its spread in the United States is unknown. We report detection of mcr-1-carrying Escherichia coli ST117 in a cluster of three liver transplant recipients.
AB - mcr-1, a plasmid-associated gene for colistin resistance, was first described in China in 2015, but its spread in the United States is unknown. We report detection of mcr-1-carrying Escherichia coli ST117 in a cluster of three liver transplant recipients.
KW - Antimicrobial resistance
KW - Colistin
KW - Mcr-1
KW - Polymyxin B
KW - Whole-genome sequencing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85066451627&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1128/AAC.02680-18
DO - 10.1128/AAC.02680-18
M3 - Article
C2 - 30962343
AN - SCOPUS:85066451627
SN - 1098-6596
VL - 63
JO - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
JF - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
IS - 6
M1 - e02680-18
ER -
