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Plasmid-mediated Colistin Resistance: What Do We Know?

Tanise Vendruscolo Dalmolin, Daiana de Lima-Morales, Afonso Luís Barth

Journal of Infectiology · 2018 · 42 citations · 26 references

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Polymyxins (polymyxin E/colistin and polymyxin B) are considered the last-resort therapy against carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales; however, the resistance of Enterobacterales to polymyxins is increasing worldwide

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