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Whole-genome sequencing of Klebsiella pneumoniae MDR circulating in a pediatric hospital setting: a comprehensive genome analysis of isolates from Guayaquil, Ecuador.
BMC genomics - 4 Oct 2024
Mejía-Limones I, Andrade-Molina D, Morey-León G, Hidalgo-Olmedo J C, Chang-Asinc J G, Fernández-Cadena J C, Rojas M
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BACKGROUND: Klebsiella pneumoniae is the major cause of nosocomial infections worldwide and is related to a worsening increase in Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria (MDR) and virulence genes that seriously affect immunosuppressed patients, long-stay intensive care patients, elderly individuals, and children. Whole-Genome Sequencing (WGS) has resulted in a useful strategy for characterizing the genomic components of...
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