%0 Journal Article %J Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift %D 2016 %T Risico op colistineresistentie neemt toe %A Bénédicte Callens %A Haesebrouck,F. %A Dewulf,J. %A Boyen,F. %A Butaye,P. %A Boudewijn Catry %A P Wattiau %A E. De Graef %K colistine %K resistentie %K risico %X

In a recent article from China, a transferable resistance mechanism has been described in Escherichia
coli (E. coli), isolated from food-producing animals, meat and hospital patients (Liu et al., 2015).
Recently, this resistance mechanism has also been found in Denmark, France, the United Kingdom and
Belgium. Colistin is considered as one of the last resort treatments against multi-resistant bacteria in
human medicine, especially for patients with cystic fibrosis. Alertness is needed and the new resistance
mechanism has to be detected properly in animal and human related bacteria.

%B Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift %V 85 %8 2016 %G eng %& 36 %R NA