<p>Prevalence and Some Possible Mechanisms of Colistin Resistance Among Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em></p>

Abstract

The current study reports a high prevalence of colistin resistance and <i>mcr-1</i> gene in <i>P. aeruginosa</i> strains isolated from Egypt that may result in untreatable infections. Our finding makes it urgent to avoid unnecessary clinical use of colistin.