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Molecular epidemiology of carbapenemase-carrying Klebsiella pneumoniae in China: Distribution of carbapenemase types, capsular serotypes, and virulence factors.
International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology - 1 Jun 2026
Zhu Yinting, Xu Jie, Wu Yining, Ren Yalu, Song Wen, Zhu Qiongfang
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We conducted a large-scale genomic analysis of 9,082 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPKP) isolates originating from China and collected between 2005 and 2024, using genomes retrieved from the NCBI database. The aim was to characterize population structure, resistance determinants, capsular diversity, and virulence-associated loci at a national scale. The CPKP population exhibited substantial...
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