Prevalence of mcr-1 in Colonized Inpatients, China, 2011–2019

Abstract

In response to the spread of colistin resistance gene mcr-1, China banned the use of colistin in livestock fodders. We used a time-series analysis of inpatient colonization data from 2011–2019 to accurately reveal the associated fluctuations of mcr-1 that occurred in inpatients in response to the ban.

Keywords

• mcr-1
• colistin
• prevalence
• microbial
• drug resistance
• antimicrobial resistance