ABSTRACT A multiplex PCR for the simultaneous detection of five virulence genes (asa1,
gelE, cylA, esp, and hyl) in enterococci was developed. The presence of these genes was …

We identified a novel plasmid-mediated colistin-resistance gene in porcine and bovine
colistin-resistant Escherichia coli that did not contain mcr-1. The gene, termed mcr-2, a 1,617 …

Background Resistance to antibiotics is a major public-health problem, and studies that link
antibiotic use and resistance have shown an association but not a causal effect. We used …

Objectives To quantify the diagnostic accuracy of selected inflammatory markers in addition
to symptoms and signs for predicting pneumonia and to derive a diagnostic tool. Design …

The increasing problems encountered with enterococcal nosocomial infections and the
intrinsic and acquired resistance of the enterococci to different antimicrobial compounds …

Objectives To describe the role of bacteria (including bacterial resistance), viruses (including
those recently described) and mixed bacterial–viral infections in adults presenting to primary …

Yi-Yun Liu and colleagues reported, for the first time, plasmid-mediated colistin resistance in
Escherichia coli isolated from animals, food, and patients in China. 1 These data bring to the …

Resistance to macrolides and tetracyclines is increasing among streptococci and co-occurs
as their resistance determinants are carried on the same mobile element. We developed a …

Campylobacter spp. are a frequent cause of diarrhoea in man, originating mostly from
poultry. It has been suggested that the veterinary use of antibiotics is largely responsible for …

58: 3895–903. 3 Hasman H, Hammerum A, Hansen F, et al. Detection of mcr-1 encoding
plasmid-mediated colistin-resistant Escherichia coli isolates from human bloodstream …