Characteristics of ventilator-associated pneumonia due to hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae genotype in genetic background for the elderly in two tertiary hospitals in China
Abstract Background Aerobactin is a critical factor for the hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp), but data for the aerobactin-positive genotype of hvKp in elderly persons with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is limited. The purpose of this study is to understand the risk factors and char...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-08-01
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| Series: | Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-018-0371-8 |