@article{mbs:/content/journal/acmi/10.1099/acmi.0.000309, author = "Smith, Richard D. and Izac, Jerilyn R. and Ha, Michael and Yang, Hyojik and Johnson, J. Kristie and Ernst, Robert K.", title = "Rapid identification of mcr-1-positive Escherichia coli from patient urine using a novel lipid-based MALDI-TOF-MS assay", journal= "Access Microbiology", year = "2021", volume = "3", number = "12", pages = "", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000309", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/acmi/10.1099/acmi.0.000309", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "2516-8290", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "urinary tract infection", keywords = "Escherichia coli", keywords = "mobilized colistin resistance gene", keywords = "MALDI-TOF MS", eid = "000309", abstract = "Mobilized colistin resistance (mcr) genes confer resistance to colistin, a last-resort antibiotic for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections. In this case report, we describe a novel lipid-based matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) diagnostic used to rapidly identify an mcr-1-positive Escherichia coli directly from a patient with a urinary tract infection without the need for ex vivo growth.", }