Vol. 35 No. 4 (2018): Agosto
Short Communication

First report in Chile of a clinical isolate of Escherichia coli resistant to colistin harbouring the mcr-1 gene.

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  • Paulette Legarraga,
  • Aniela Wozniak,
  • Sandra Prado,
  • Laura Estrella,
  • Patricia García
Paulette Legarraga
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Red de Salud UC-CHRISTUS
Aniela Wozniak
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Red de Salud UC-CHRISTUS
Sandra Prado
Red de Salud UC-CHRISTUS
Laura Estrella
Red de Salud UC-CHRISTUS
Patricia García
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Red de Salud UC-CHRISTUS

Published 2018-09-17

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Legarraga P, Wozniak A, Prado S, Estrella L, García P. First report in Chile of a clinical isolate of Escherichia coli resistant to colistin harbouring the mcr-1 gene. . Rev. Chilena. Infectol. [Internet]. 2018 Sep. 17 [cited 2025 Nov. 15];35(4). Available from: https://revinf.cl/index.php/revinf/article/view/183

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Abstract

Recently it was described the plasmidial gene mcr-1 associated with colistin resistance. We screened by PCR and sequencing for gene mcr-1 in thirteen clinical isolates resistant to colistin. We observed amplification in one E. coli. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the presence of mcr-1 gene in Chile.
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