Possible Transmission of mcr-1-Harboring Escherichia coli between Companion Animals and Human

Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Sep;22(9):1679-81. doi: 10.3201/eid2209.160464. Epub 2016 Sep 15.
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Keywords: Escherichia coli; bacteria; cats; colistin; companion animals; dogs; enterobacteriaceae; mcr-1; pets.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Conjugation, Genetic
  • Escherichia coli / classification
  • Escherichia coli / drug effects
  • Escherichia coli / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
  • Escherichia coli Infections / diagnosis
  • Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology
  • Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology*
  • Escherichia coli Infections / transmission*
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Pets / microbiology*
  • Plasmids / genetics

Substances

  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • MCR-1 protein, E coli