Global colistin use: a review of the emergence of resistant Enterobacterales and the impact on their genetic basis

U Binsker, A Käsbohrer… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The dramatic global rise of MDR and XDR Enterobacterales in human medicine forced
clinicians to the reintroduction of colistin as last-resort drug. Meanwhile, colistin is used in …

Polymyxins: antibacterial activity, susceptibility testing, and resistance mechanisms encoded by plasmids or chromosomes

L Poirel, A Jayol, P Nordmann - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2017 - journals.asm.org
Polymyxins are well-established antibiotics that have recently regained significant interest
as a consequence of the increasing incidence of infections due to multidrug-resistant Gram …

Molecular mechanisms related to colistin resistance in Enterobacteriaceae

Z Aghapour, P Gholizadeh, K Ganbarov… - Infection and drug …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Colistin is an effective antibiotic for treatment of most multidrug-resistant Gram-negative
bacteria. It is used currently as a last-line drug for infections due to severe Gram-negative …

Antimicrobial Resistance of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: Epidemiology, Hypervirulence-Associated Determinants, and Resistance Mechanisms

CR Lee, JH Lee, KS Park, JH Jeon, YB Kim… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most clinically relevant species in immunocompromised
individuals responsible for community-acquired and nosocomial infections, including …

Global Dissemination of Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: Epidemiology, Genetic Context, Treatment Options, and Detection Methods

CR Lee, JH Lee, KS Park, YB Kim, BC Jeong… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative pathogens poses a serious threat
to public health worldwide. In particular, the increasing prevalence of carbapenem-resistant …

Resistance to polymyxins in Gram-negative organisms

K Jeannot, A Bolard, P Plesiat - International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2017 - Elsevier
Polymyxins have recently been re-introduced into the therapeutic arsenal to combat
infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. However, the emergence …

Molecular mechanisms of polymyxin resistance: knowns and unknowns

S Baron, L Hadjadj, JM Rolain, AO Olaitan - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Colistin, also referred to as polymyxin E, is an effective antibiotic against most multidrug-
resistant Gram-negative bacteria and is currently used as a last-line drug for treating severe …

Overcoming mcr-1 mediated colistin resistance with colistin in combination with other antibiotics

CR MacNair, JM Stokes, LA Carfrae… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Plasmid-borne colistin resistance mediated by mcr-1 may contribute to the dissemination of
pan-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Here, we show that mcr-1 confers resistance to …

Klebsiella pneumoniae population genomics and antimicrobial-resistant clones

KL Wyres, KE Holt - Trends in microbiology, 2016 - cell.com
Antimicrobial-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) has emerged as a major global public
health problem. While resistance can occur across a broad range of Kp clones, a small …

A Klebsiella pneumoniae antibiotic resistance mechanism that subdues host defences and promotes virulence

TJ Kidd, G Mills, J Sá‐Pessoa, A Dumigan… - EMBO molecular …, 2017 - embopress.org
Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important cause of multidrug‐resistant infections worldwide.
Recent studies highlight the emergence of multidrug‐resistant K. pneumoniae strains which …