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An Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae of K57 Capsular Serotype in an Emergency Intensive Care Unit of a Teaching Hospital in China
2020-10-28
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<h4>Background: </h4> Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common causative pathogen of nosocomial infections. The emergence of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (CR-hvKP) strains has further increased the threat posed by this bacterium. Here, we described an outbreak of 32 CR-hvKP isolates from the emergency intensive care unit (EICU) of a teaching hospital in China. <h4>Methods: </h4>: From January 29, 2019...
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- Literature Corpus work
- a19daa46-7090-5bdf-8be6-86c6e384baf0
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-96882/v1
