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Geneticand phenotypic characterization of a novel ST45-K43 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strain causing bloodstream infection: a potential clinical threat.
Microbiology spectrum - 5 Nov 2024
Chu Xiaobing, Jia Xinmiao, Jia Peiyao, Zhu Ying, Yu Wei, Liu Xiaoyu, Yang Qiwen
Abstract excerpt
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common pathogen of nosocomial infection, which can cause pneumonia, urinary tract infection, cystitis, and bloodstream infections (BSIs). Here, we genetically characterize a novel carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae (CRKP) strain recovered from the blood of a 44-year-old...
Topics
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Humans
- Klebsiella Infections
- Male
- Adult
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Carbapenems
- Plasmids
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
- China
- beta-Lactamases
- Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae
- Bacteremia