Cryptococcus gattii Meningitis Complicated by Listeria monocytogenes Infection
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tin concentration of only 1 μg/mL to minimize false-negative results. However, some colistin-susceptible organisms might grow on MHC1 (<5% in our study), resulting in the low PCR-positive rate for mcr-1 among isolates. Exact epidemiology of the mcr-1 gene is unknown, indicating a need to conduct accurate surveillance of the gene’s prevalence in humans. Additional mechanisms unique to the mcr-1 gene may contribute to colistin resistance, suggested by the wide variation in colistin MICs among mcr-1–carrying Enterobacteriaceae.
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