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Antibiotic pressure on the acquisition and loss of antibiotic resistance genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae
16 Mar 2018
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Objectives: In this study, we characterize a concurrent disseminated infection with a virulent hypermucoviscous (HMV) Klebsiella pneumoniae and an OXA-181-producing XDR K. pneumoniae from a patient with recent hospitalization in India. During exposure to meropenem therapy, the highly susceptible HMV K. pneumoniae became resistant to carbapenems, consistent with the acquisition of blaOXA-181. Methods: Twelve K....
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