Article
Pathogenomics and Evolutionary Epidemiology of Multi-Drug Resistant Clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Pretoria, South Africa.
Scientific reports - 27 Jan 2020
Mbelle Nontombi Marylucy, Feldman Charles, Sekyere John Osei, Maningi Nontuthuko Excellent, Modipane Lesedi, Essack Sabiha Yusuf
Abstract excerpt
Antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae is increasingly being implicated in invasive infections worldwide with high mortalities. Forty-two multidrug resistant (MDR) K. pneumoniae isolates were collected over a 4-month period. Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined using Microscan. The evolutionary epidemiology, resistome, virulome and mobilome of the isolates were characterised using whole-genome...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
