Article
Genotypic characterization of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) in a tertiary care Indian hospital.
International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology - 1 Oct 2024
Behera Birasen, Swain Pragyan Paramita, Rout Bidyutprava, Panigrahy Rajashree, Sahoo Rajesh Kumar
Abstract excerpt
Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) is an emerging pathogen and causes endophthalmitis, liver abscess, osteomyelitis, meningitis, and necrotizing soft tissue infections in both immunodeficient and healthy people. The acquisition of the antibiotic resistance genes of hvKp has become an emerging concern throughout the globe. In this study, a total of 74 K. pneumoniae isolates were collected and identified by...
Topics
- Humans
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Bacterial Proteins
- beta-Lactamases
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
- Genotype
- India
- Klebsiella Infections
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
