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Multidrug-resistant mcr-1 gene-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae ST307 causing urinary tract infection in a cat.
Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] - 1 Jun 2021
Hayakawa Ito de Sousa Alessandra Tammy, Dos Santos Costa Marco Túlio, Makino Herica, Cândido Stéfhano Luis, de Godoy Menezes Isabela, Lincopan Nilton, Nakazato Luciano, Dutra Valéria
Abstract excerpt
RESUMO: The Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) bacterium is responsible for many opportunistic infections such as sepsis, and a multidrug-resistant (MDR) clone sequence type (ST) 307 has recently begun to spread. The objective of this study was to report the first occurrence of this virulent genotype, which was found in the context of a urinary infection in a domestic feline in Brazil. The K. pneumoniae...
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