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Changing landscape of 16 S-RMTase-mediated aminoglycoside resistance in clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Chile between 1997 and 2023.
Scientific reports - 19 May 2026
Matus-Köhler Maximiliano, Rivas-Carrasco Rocío, Amsteins-Romero Luis, Quezada-Aguiluz Mario, Astorga-Ríos Francisco, Maurelia Felipe, Lima Celia A, Herrera-Chávez Néstor, Opazo-Capurro Andrés, González-Rocha Gerardo, Morales-León Felipe, Bello-Toledo Helia
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of 16S rRNA methyltransferase (16S-RMTases) poses a major therapeutic challenge, as they confer high-level resistance to all clinically relevant aminoglycosides. In Chile, data on these enzymes remain scarce. This study investigated the epidemiological distribution and genetic relatedness of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains carrying 16S-RMTase genes. Antibiotic susceptibility was assessed using the...
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