Molecular Epidemiological Analysis of ST11-K64 Extensively Drug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infections Outbreak in Intensive Care and Neurosurgery Units Based on Whole-Genome Sequencing

Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) is the primary causative bacteria for nosocomial infections and hospital outbreaks. In particular, extensively drug-resistant K. pneumoniae (XDRKp) causes severe clinical infections in hospitalized patients. Here, we used pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), drug susce...

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Main Authors: Liuxin Xiong, Lebin Su, Hanqing Tan, Wansha Zhao, Shuying Li, Yingmei Zhu, Limiao Lu, Zhiwei Huang, Baisheng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.709356/full