Emergence of mcr-1 mediated colistin resistant Escherichia coli from a hospitalized patient in Bangladesh.

Journal: Journal of infection in developing countries
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The emergence of plasmid mediated mcr in bacteria has become global public health threat. Herein, we report a mcr-1 positive E. coli in normal human flora from a patient admitted in Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

Authors

  • Refath Farzana
    School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom. farzanar@cardiff.ac.uk.
  • Lim S Jones
    Public Health Wales Microbiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom. lim.jones@wales.nhs.uk.
  • Md Anisur Rahman
    Department of Virology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. dr.shanto30@yahoo.com.
  • Mark A Toleman
    School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom. tolemanma@cardiff.ac.uk.
  • Kirsty Sands
    School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom. sandsk1@cardiff.ac.uk.
  • Edward Portal
    School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom. portale@cardiff.ac.uk.
  • Ian Boostrom
    School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom. ian.boostrom@gmail.com.
  • Md Abul Kalam
    Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Dhaka, Bangladesh. kalammishu@yahoo.com.
  • Brekhna Hassan
    School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom. hassanb1@cardiff.ac.uk.
  • Akm Nasir Uddin
    Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. dmch@hospi.dghs.gov.bd.
  • Timothy R Walsh
    School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom. walshtr@cardiff.ac.uk.