In vitro Synergistic Activities of Fosfomycin in Combination with Other Antimicrobial Agents Against Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli Harboring bla_NDM-1 on the IncN2 Plasmid and a Study of the Genomic Characteristics of These Pathogens

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