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Comparative analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated in 2012-2016 that differ by antibiotic resistance genes and virulence genes profiles.
Pathogens and global health - 1 May 2018
Lev Anastasia I, Astashkin Eugeny I, Kislichkina Angelina A, Solovieva Ekaterina V, Kombarova Tatiana I, Korobova Olga V, Ershova Olga N, Alexandrova Irina A, Malikov Vladimir E, Bogun Alexander G, Borzilov Alexander I, Volozhantsev Nikolay V, Svetoch Edward A, Fursova Nadezhda K
Abstract excerpt
The antibacterial resistance and virulence genotypes and phenotypes of 148 non-duplicate Klebsiella pneumoniae strains collected from 112 patients in Moscow hospitals in 2012-2016 including isolates from the respiratory system (57%), urine (30%), wounds (5%), cerebrospinal fluid (4%), blood (3%), and rectal swab (1%) were determined. The majority (98%) were multidrug resistant (MDR) strains carrying blaSHV (91%),...
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