Acceso abierto·Documento·2023·Inglés

Colistin resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in humans and backyard animals in Ecuador

Carlos Bastidas‐Caldes; Salomé Guerrero-Freire; Nimer Ortuño‐Gutiérrez; Temmy Sunyoto; Cícero Armídio Gomes-Dias; María Soledad Ramírez; William Calero‐Cáceres; Anthony Harries; Joaquı́n Rey; Jacobus H. de Waard; Manuel Calvopiña

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Resumen

Despite a low prevalence of phenotypic resistance to colistin, the high prevalence of the <i>mcr-1</i> gene in <i>E. coli</i> is of concern. Ecuador's ban on using colistin in animal husbandry must be enforced, and continual monitoring of the situation should be implemented.

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Carlos Bastidas‐Caldes, & Salomé Guerrero-Freire, & Nimer Ortuño‐Gutiérrez, & Temmy Sunyoto, & Cícero Armídio Gomes-Dias, & María Soledad Ramírez, & William Calero‐Cáceres, & Anthony Harries, & Joaquı́n Rey, & Jacobus H. de Waard, & Manuel Calvopiña (2023). Colistin resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in humans and backyard animals in Ecuador. https://doi.org/10.26633/rpsp.2023.48