Emergence of colistin-resistance in extremely drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii containing a novel pmrCAB operon during colistin therapy of wound infections.
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Abstract
Colistin resistance is of concern since it is increasingly needed to treat infections
caused by bacteria resistant to all other antibiotics and has been associated with
poorer outcomes. Longitudinal data from in vivo series are sparse.
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Multidrug-Resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network, Walter Reed Army
Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA. .lesho@us.army.mil