2016•Emerging infectious diseasesOpen access

Colistin-ResistantEnterobacteriaceaeCarrying themcr-1Gene among Patients in Hong Kong

Sally C. Y. Wong, Herman Tse, Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen, Vincent Chi‐Chung Cheng, Pak‐Leung Ho, Kwok‐Yung Yuen

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linezolid, and tigecycline.Although the clinical significance of these findings is unknown, the decline in drug effectiveness against S. aureus infections represents a looming threat to patient health and highlights the possibility of a return to illness and death rates similar to those before antimicrobial drugs were available.

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linezolid, and tigecycline.Although the clinical significance of these findings is unknown, the decline in drug effectiveness against S. aureus infections represents a looming threat to patient health and highlights the possibility of a return to illness and death rates similar to those before antimicrobial drugs were available.

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linezolid, and tigecycline.Although the clinical significance of these findings is unknown, the decline in drug effectiveness against S. aureus infections represents a looming threat to patient health and highlights the possibility of a return to illness and death rates similar to those before antimicrobial drugs were available.

Key concepts: Tigecycline, Colistin, Linezolid, Medicine, Antimicrobial, Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae, Intensive care medicine, Enterobacteriaceae

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