Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: Epidemiology outside Asian countries, antibiotic resistance association, methods of detection and clinical management

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Two main Klebsiella pneumoniae pathotypes are of public health concern, classical K. pneumoniae (cKP), with high antibiotic resistance acquisition capacity, and hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKP). The emergence of hypervirulent and antibiotic-resistant K. pneumoniae , especially carbapenem resistance, is worrisome and require effective methods for detection and treatment. Different evolutionary paths contribute...

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