Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2016 Apr 28;21(17).
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.17.30214.

Silent dissemination of colistin-resistant Escherichia coli in South America could contribute to the global spread of the mcr-1 gene

Miriam R Fernandes  1 , Quezia Moura, Luciana Sartori, Ketrin C Silva, Marcos Pv Cunha, Fernanda Esposito, Ralf Lopes, Luciana K Otutumi, Daniela D Gonçalves, Milena Dropa, Maria H Matté, Daniel Fm Monte, Mariza Landgraf, Gabriela R Francisco, Maria Fc Bueno, Doroti de Oliveira Garcia, Terezinha Knöbl, Andrea M Moreno, Nilton Lincopan
Affiliations
Free article

Silent dissemination of colistin-resistant Escherichia coli in South America could contribute to the global spread of the mcr-1 gene

Miriam R Fernandes et al. Euro Surveill. .
Free article

Erratum in

  • Erratum for Euro Surveill. 2016;21(17).
    Eurosurveillance editorial team. Eurosurveillance editorial team. Euro Surveill. 2016 May 5;21(18). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.18.30220. Euro Surveill. 2016. PMID: 27172605 No abstract available.

Abstract

During a Brazilian multicentric antimicrobial resistance surveillance study, colistin resistance was investigated in 4,620 Enterobacteriaceae isolated from human, animal, food and environmental samples collected from 2000 to 2016. We present evidence that mcr-1-positive Escherichia coli has been emerging in South America since at least 2012, supporting a previous report on the possible acquisition of mcr-1-harbouring E. coli by European travellers visiting Latin American countries.

Keywords: Brazil; ESBL; Enterobacteriaceae; MCR-1; South America; colistin resistance.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment in

MeSH terms