Virulence factors and clinical patterns of multiple-clone hypermucoviscous KPC-2 producing K. pneumoniae

Virulence factors and clinical patterns of multiple-clone hypermucoviscous KPC-2 producing K. pneumoniae

Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) are increasingly reported worldwide being necessary the local epidemiological monitoring. Our aim was to characterize the hypermucoviscous CRKP isolates collected in our hospital during a 6 months period. Carriage of the carbapenemase genes (blaKP...

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Main Authors: J.M. Vargas, M.P. Moreno Mochi, J.M. Nuñez, M. Cáceres, S. Mochi, R. del Campo Moreno, M.A. Jure
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Epidemiology
Infectious disease
Microbiology
Carbapenemase
KPC
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018369688

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