TABLE 1.
Top ten cited documents on polymyxin resistance (2010–2019).
| Rank | Author | Title | Year | Source title | Citation | Type of document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu Y.-Y. et al. | Emergence of Plasmid-Mediated Colistin Resistance Mechanism MCR-1 in Animals and Human Beings in China: A Microbiological and Molecular Biological Study | 2016 | The Lancet Infectious Diseases | 2,181 | Article |
| 2 | Olaitan A.O. et al. | Mechanisms of Polymyxin Resistance: Acquired and Intrinsic Resistance in Bacteria | 2014 | Frontiers in Microbiology | 546 | Review |
| 3 | Cassini A. et al. | Attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life-years caused by infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the EU and the European Economic Area in 2015: a population-level modelling analysis | 2019 | The Lancet Infectious Diseases | 473 | Article |
| 4 | Xavier B.B. et al. | Identification of a novel plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene, mcr-2, in Escherichia coli, Belgium, june 2016 | 2016 | Eurosurveillance | 413 | Article |
| 5 | Moffatt J.H. et al. | Colistin Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Is Mediated by Complete Loss of Lipopolysaccharide Production | 2010 | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 411 | Article |
| 6 | Cai Y. et al. | Colistin resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii: Clinical reports, mechanisms and antimicrobial strategies | 2012 | Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy | 328 | Review |
| 7 | Tumbarello M. et al. | Infections caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: Differences in therapy and mortality in a multicentre study | 2015 | Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy | 294 | Article |
| 8 | Yin W. et al. | Novel plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene mcr-3 in Escherichia coli | 2017 | mBio | 282 | Article |
| 9 | McGann P. et al. | Escherichia coli harboring mcr-1 and blaCTX-M on a novel IncF plasmid: First report of mcr-1 in the United States | 2016 | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 246 | Letter |
| 10 | Hasman H. et al. | Detection of mcr-1 encoding plasmid-mediated colistin-resistant Escherichia coli isolates from human bloodstream infection and imported chicken meat, denmark 2015 | 2015 | Eurosurveillance | 241 | Article |