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The First blaKPC Harboring Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 Strain Isolated in Pakistan.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jul 2020
Aslam Bilal, Chaudhry Tamoor Hamid, Arshad Muhammad Imran, Alvi Roman Farooq, Shahzad Naveed, Yasmeen Nafeesa, Idris Adi, Rasool Muhammad Hidayat, Khurshid Mohsin, Ma Zhongren, Call Douglas R, Baloch Zulqarnain
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Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important pathogen that causes pneumonia and bloodstream infections, especially in neonates and intensive care patients. The carbapenems remain an important therapeutic option for clinicians, particularly against cephalosporin-resistant Gram-negative pathogens. This increased use of carbapenems at clinics has resulted in the evolution and spread of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae....
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