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Genetic Characteristics and Microbiological Profile of Hypermucoviscous Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella variicola Coproducing IMP-4 and NDM-1 Carbapenemases.
Microbiology spectrum - 23 Feb 2022
Wang Bingjie, Pan Fen, Han Dingding, Zhao Wantong, Shi Yingying, Sun Yan, Wang Chun, Zhang Tiandong, Zhang Hong
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We report here a hypermucoviscous, New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase 1 (NDM-1) and imipenemase 4 (IMP-4) carbapenemases-coproducing Klebsiella variicola isolate obtained from a pediatric patient. This strain was resistant to carbapenems and most other β-lactams. Although hypermucoviscous, this strain possessed attenuated virulence according to serum killing assay and Galleria mellonella infection model. Notably, two...
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