Salmonella
spp. are important foodborne pathogens, and multidrug-resistant (MDR)
Salmonella
strains have become a serious threat to clinical therapy. MDR
S
.
Colistin is a last-resort antibiotic for severe infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative pathogens. Colistin resistance genes
mcr
, particularly
mcr-1
, have been found in
Enterobacteriaceae
around the world, mainly in
Escherichia coli
and
Salmonella
.
Salmonella enterica
is a major foodborne pathogen, with MDR
Salmonella
being considered a “Serious Threat Level pathogen” by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Tigecycline has been regarded as one of the last-resort antibiotics available for the treatment of infections caused by carbapenem-resistant
Enterobacterales
. The plasmid-mediated resistance-nodulation-division–type efflux pump gene cluster
tmexCD
-
toprJ
is a newly identified tigecycline resistance determinant.
Oxazolidinone are effective antimicrobial agents for the treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria, including vancomycin-resistant enterococci. The emergence and global spread of transferable oxazolidinone resistance genes such as
optrA
is worrisome.
Enterococcus
spp. can become causes of hospital-associated infections and are also widely distributed in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals and the natural environment.
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