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Clinical and genomic characterization of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) infections via passive surveillance in Southern California, 2020–2022
14 Oct 2022
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Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) is more invasive and virulent than classical K. pneumoniae, and requires specialized treatment. To raise clinical awareness, this study determined the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and genomic epidemiology of hvKp infections in Southern California (SoCal) by conducting a passive surveillance in a single large academic medical center. We report here that hvKp...
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