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Virulence factors and clinical patterns of multiple-clone hypermucoviscous KPC-2 producing K. pneumoniae
1 Jun 2019
Abstract excerpt
Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) are increasingly reported worldwide being necessary the local epidemiological monitoring. Our aim was to characterize the hypermucoviscous CRKP isolates collected in our hospital during a 6 months period. Carriage of the carbapenemase genes ( bla KPC , bla NDM , bla VIM and bla OXA-48 ), extended spectrum β-lactamases ( bla SHV-2 , bla CTX-M ) and the virulence...
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