PRO/AH/EDR> Antibiotic resistance - China: colistin, mcr-4, mcr-5, pigs, poultry

Antimicrobial resistance -- China
1. Chen L, Zhang J, Wang J, et al. Newly identified colistin resistance genes, mcr-4 and mcr-5, from upper and lower alimentary tract of pigs and poultry in China. PLoS One. 2018; 13(3): e0193957. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193957; available at .]
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ProMED-mail Rapporteur Mary Marshall
[The following is the abstract from the journal article referenced in the news report above:
"Antimicrobial resistance against colistin has emerged worldwide threatening the efficacy

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