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Colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection: old drug, bad bug.
Archives of microbiology - 1 Aug 2021
Ben-Chetrit Eli, Mc Gann Patrick, Maybank Rosslyn, Stam Jason, Assous Marc V, Katz David E
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Multi-drug-resistant (MDR) Enterobacteriaceae pose a global threat to hospitalized patients. We report a series of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae blood isolates from Israel and explore their resistance mechanisms using whole genome sequencing (WGS). Patients with colistin-resistant K. pneumoniae bloodstream infection (BSI) were identified during the period between 2006 and 2018. Demographic and clinical...
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