Emergence of Carbapenem-Resistant Serotype K1 Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains in China

We report the emergence of five carbapenem-resistant K1 hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) strains which caused fatal infections in hospital patients in Zhejiang Province, China, upon entry through surgical wounds. Genotyping results revealed the existence of three genetically related strain...

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Published in:	Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy Vol. 60; no. 1; p. 709
Main Authors:	Zhang, Rong, Lin, Dachuan, Chan, Edward Wai-Chi, Gu, Danxia, Chen, Gong-Xiang, Chen, Sheng
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.01.2016
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Bacterial Proteins - genetics Bacterial Proteins - metabolism beta-Lactam Resistance - genetics beta-Lactamases - genetics beta-Lactamases - metabolism Carbapenems - pharmacology Carbohydrate Epimerases - genetics Carbohydrate Epimerases - metabolism China Female Genotype Humans Klebsiella Infections - drug therapy Klebsiella Infections - microbiology Klebsiella Infections - mortality Klebsiella Infections - pathology Klebsiella pneumoniae - drug effects Klebsiella pneumoniae - genetics Klebsiella pneumoniae - isolation & purification Klebsiella pneumoniae - pathogenicity Male Middle Aged Multilocus Sequence Typing Plasmids - chemistry Plasmids - metabolism Serogroup Survival Analysis Virulence China
ISSN:	1098-6596, 1098-6596
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