TY - JOUR AU - Caselli, Elisabetta AU - D’Accolti, Maria AU - Soffritti, Irene AU - Piffanelli, Micol AU - Mazzacane, Sante T1 - Spread of mcr-1–Driven Colistin Resistance on Hospital Surfaces, Italy T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2018 VL - 24 IS - 9 SP - 1752 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Plasmid-mediated colistin resistance driven by the mcr-1 gene is of great clinical concern. Its diffusion in the hospital environment is unknown. We detected mcr-1–driven resistance in 8.3% of Enterobacteriaceae isolates from hospital surfaces in Italy, which might represent a reservoir of threatening nosocomial pathogens. KW - Colistin resistance KW - surface contamination KW - hospitals KW - Italy KW - bacteria KW - antimicrobial drug resistance KW - Acinetobacter Iwoffii KW - Citrobacter freundii KW - Enterobacter cloacae KW - Enterobacter agglomerans KW - Escherichia coli KW - Klebsiella pneumoniae KW - Klebsiella oxytoca KW - Pseudomonas aeruginosa KW - Pseudomonas putida KW - antimicrobial resistance KW - mcr-1 DO - 10.3201/eid2409.171386 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/9/17-1386_article ER - End of Reference