1. Infectious Disease Expert Sees Threat From Colistin-Resistant Superbug.
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Abbasi, Jennifer
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DRUG resistance in bacteria , *COLISTIN , *BACTERIAL genetics , *ANTIBIOTICS , *BACTERIAL cultures , *ESCHERICHIA coli , *AGRICULTURE , *ANIMALS , *DRUG resistance in microorganisms , *GENES , *GENETICS , *PHARMACODYNAMICS - Abstract
An interview with Dr. Barbara E. Murray, director of the University of Texas Health Science Center's division of infectious diseases, is presented. When asked about her initial response to news the colistin-resistant gene, mcr-1, being discovered in a bacterial culture of Escherichia coli taken from a patient in the U.S. she said it was a surprise as she didn't know colistin was used in animals. She talks about barriers she's encountered to curbing resistance to antibiotics.
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- 2016
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