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Identification of a hypervirulent extensively drug-resistant ST383 Klebsiella pneumoniae sub-lineage carrying ICEKp5 in Lebanon.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 2 Sept 2026
Abboud Martine, Chaaya Tia Clara, Daccache Yara, Alam Nour El, Gerges Theresa, Haddad Lea, Kassabian Leon, Tannous Jame, Ghanem Yara, Nabbout Judy, Chaar Kevin, Nmeir Toni, Haddad Anthony, Al Khoury Charbel, Araj George F, Tokajian Sima
Abstract excerpt
Klebsiella pneumoniae ST383 has emerged as a high-risk clone, characterized by carbapenem resistance and increasing detection of hypervirulence determinants. We describe a phylogenetically distinct ST383 sub-lineage in Lebanon, defined by the acquisition of ICEKp5, which carries the yersiniabactin locus. Three ST383 K. pneumoniae clinical isolates (LBN_CAKp91, LBN_CTKp3, and LBN_CTKp11) recovered from a Lebanese...
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- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Lebanon
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
