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Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase variants: the new threat to global public health
8 Nov 2023
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SUMMARY Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) variants, which refer to the substitution, insertion, or deletion of amino acid sequence compared to wild bla KPC type, have reduced utility of ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA), a pioneer antimicrobial agent in treating carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales infections. So far, more than 150 bla KPC variants have been reported worldwide, and most of the new variants...
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