Article
Genetic diversity of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae complex from aquatic ecosystems.
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology - 24 Apr 2024
Rosa Rafael da Silva, Furlan João Pedro Rueda, Santos Lucas David Rodrigues Dos, Ramos Micaela Santana, Savazzi Eduardo Angelino, Stehling Eliana Guedes
Abstract excerpt
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the occurrence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae increased in human clinical settings worldwide. Impacted by this increase, international high-risk clones harboring carbapenemase-encoding genes have been circulating in different sources, including the environment. The blaKPC gene is the most commonly disseminated carbapenemase-encoding gene worldwide, whose transmission...
Topics
- Humans
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Bacterial Proteins
- beta-Lactamases
- Carbapenems
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
- Ecosystem
- Genetic Variation
- Klebsiella Infections
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
