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Epidemicity and clonal replacement of hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae with diverse pathotypes and resistance profiles in a hospital
17 Nov 2022
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OBJECTIVES: The emergence of carbapenem-resistant and hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP) poses a great threat to public health. There is a paramount need to increase awareness of the epidemiology, evolution, and pathogenesis of CR-hvKP. METHODS: We collected strains of K. pneumoniae for over two years in a hospital. CR-hvKP strains were screened by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with primers targeting...
