Superbug gene that resists “last resort” antibiotics detected in US for the first time
18 June 2019
The gene was discovered during routine monitoring designed to keep an eye out for new strains of drug-resistant bacteria. Genome sequencing was conducted on the microbes in 100 clinical human stool samples, taken from people in the southeastern US between 2014 and 2016. The mcr-3.1 gene was found in one sample, from a person who had contracted a Salmonellainfection after traveling to China.
Further reading: NewAtlas
Effective Surveillance
OUR UNDERWRITERS
Unrestricted financial support by:
 |
Antimicrobial Resistance Fighter Coalition |
 |
Evotec |
 |
JSS University |
 |
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS & ASSOCIATIONS |
Technology Database
Display your AMR Technology, Product and Service
Suppliers and Users of Technologies, Products and Services benefit from CAPI.
CAPI (Continuous AMR Partnering Initiative) unites Suppliers and Users worldwide with the aim to add to the curbing of AMR.
