Colistin heteroresistance and the involvement of the PmrAB regulatory system in Acinetobacter baumannii.

This report shows the role of different mutations in the PmrAB regulatory pathway and warns on the development of colistin HR that could be present but not easily detected through routine testing. PMID: 29914966 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29914966?dopt=Abstract

Source: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy - June 18, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Charretier Y, Diene SM, Baud D, Chatellier S, Santiago-Allexant E, van Belkum A, Guigon G, Schrenzel J Tags: Antimicrob Agents Chemother Source Type: research