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Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Infections in Pediatric Populations in Beijing (2017-2019): Clinical Characteristics, Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Susceptibility.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Dec 2021
Li Yue, Dong Limin, Gao Wei, Zhen Jinghui, Dong Fang, Yao Kaihu
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BACKGROUND: Hypervirulent variants of Klebsiella pnuemoniae (hvKp) are emerging globally causing life-threatening infectious diseases; however, comprehensive studies on pediatric hvKp strains and related infections are still lacking. METHODS: Clinical data were collected from medical records. Genotype (multilocus sequence typing), capsular serotype, virulence gene profile and carbapenemase of the isolates were...
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