Plasmid evolution in carbapenemase‐producing Enterobacteriaceae: a review

K Kopotsa, J Osei Sekyere… - Annals of the New York …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Carbapenem‐resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) have been listed by the WHO as high‐
priority pathogens owing to their high association with mortalities and morbidities …

Colistin resistance and management of drug resistant infections

J Sharma, D Sharma, A Singh… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Colistin resistance is a globalized sensible issue because it has been considered a drug of
the last‐line resort to treat drug‐resistant bacterial infections. The product of the mobilized …

Emergent polymyxin resistance: end of an era?

Z Li, Y Cao, L Yi, JH Liu, Q Yang - Open forum infectious …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Until recently, the polymyxin antibiotics were used sparingly due to dose limiting toxicities.
However, the lack of therapeutic alternatives for infections caused by highly resistant Gram …

Concurrent Resistance to Carbapenem and Colistin Among Enterobacteriaceae Recovered From Human and Animal Sources in Nigeria Is Associated With Multiple …

EO Ngbede, F Adekanmbi, A Poudel… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Resistance to last resort drugs such as carbapenem and colistin is a serious global health
threat. This study investigated carbapenem and colistin resistance in 583 non-duplicate …

Molecular Epidemiological Insights into Colistin-Resistant and Carbapenemases-Producing Clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates

D Di Tella, M Tamburro, G Guerrizio… - Infection and Drug …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Carbapenemases-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae are challenging antimicrobial
therapy of hospitalised patients, which is further complicated by colistin resistance. This …

Colistin Resistance Among Multiple Sequence Types of Klebsiella pneumoniae Is Associated With Diverse Resistance Mechanisms: A Report From India

M Azam, R Gaind, G Yadav, A Sharma… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The resistance to colistin and carbapenems in Klebsiella pneumoniae
infections have been associated with increased morbidity and mortality worldwide. A …

Prevalence of Mutated Colistin-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

NY Yusof, NII Norazzman, SNWA Hakim… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The emergence of genetic mutations in chromosomal genes and the transmissible plasmid-
mediated colistin resistance gene may have helped in the spread of colistin resistance …

Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence Traits (Genetic and Phenotypic) in Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates from Pakistan: Identification of Significant …

W Imtiaz, Z Syed, Z Rafaque, SC Andrews… - Infection and drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background The emergence of carbapenem-resistant and hypervirulent hypermucoviscous
Klebsiella pneumoniae strains poses a significant public health challenge. We determined …

Emerging high-risk ST101 and ST307 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae clones from bloodstream infections in Southern Italy

D Loconsole, M Accogli, AL De Robertis… - Annals of Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-KP) is an urgent
public health issue in Italy. This pattern of resistance is due mainly to dissemination of …

Molecular Typing, Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence Profiling and Analysis of Whole-Genome Sequence of Clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae …

A Shelenkov, Y Mikhaylova, Y Yanushevich… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most important pathogens concerned with multidrug
resistance in healthcare-associated infections. The treating of infections caused by this …