Co-existence of antibiotic resistance and virulence factors in carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates from Alexandria, Egypt

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Abstract Background The emergence and spread of carbapenem resistance among Enterobacteriaceae, particularly Klebsiella pneumoniae, constitute a serious threat to public health, since carbapenems are the last line of defense in the treatment of life-threatening infections caused by drug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. The current study investigated the co-existence of different virulence factors and carbapenemases...