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Emergence of KPC-3- and OXA-181-producing ST13 and ST17 <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> in Portugal: genomic insights on national and international dissemination
16 Mar 2023
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BACKGROUND: Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) strains are of particular concern, especially strains with mobilizable carbapenemase genes such as blaKPC, blaNDM or blaOXA-48, given that carbapenems are usually the last line drugs in the β-lactam class and, resistance to this sub-class is associated with increased mortality and frequently co-occurs with resistance to other antimicrobial classes....
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