Genomic Analysis of the Emergence and Rapid Global Dissemination of the Clonal Group 258 Klebsiella pneumoniae Pandemic.

Multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae producing the KPC carbapenemase have rapidly spread throughout the world, causing severe healthcare-associated infections with limited antimicrobial treatment options. Dissemination of KPC-producing K. pneumoniae is largely attributed to expansion of a singl...

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Main Authors: Jolene R Bowers, Brandon Kitchel, Elizabeth M Driebe, Duncan R MacCannell, Chandler Roe, Darrin Lemmer, Tom de Man, J Kamile Rasheed, David M Engelthaler, Paul Keim, Brandi M Limbago
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4510304?pdf=render