Objectives: The first report of a plasmid-borne colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) detected in an Escherichia coli isolate from China heralded the emergence of pandrug-resistant bacteria. Since then, the mcr-1 gene has been detected worldwide, but to date it has not been reported in the Philippines.
Methods: In this study, 123 antimicrobial-resistant isolates collected from January-June 2018 from patients admitted to a tertiary hospital in Manila, Philippines, were characterised.