Colistin-resistant carbapenemase-producing isolates among Klebsiella spp. and Acinetobacter baumannii in Tripoli, Libya

Date

2018-6

Type

Article

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Author(s)

Nicolas Kieffer
Ahmed MO et al.

Abstract

The emergence of acquired carbapenemases is a serious threat to public health worldwide, forcing the use of last-resort antibiotics such as polymyxins. Use of such molecules had recently led to the emergence of colistin-resistant carbapenemase-producing isolates, leaving only a few therapeutic options for the near future. Here we report the identification of colistin-resistant isolates among a collection carbapenemase-producing Enter- obacteriaceae and Acinetobacter baumannii isolates.

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