High Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Harboring Several Virulence and β-Lactamase Encoding Genes in a Brazilian Intensive Care Unit

High Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Harboring Several Virulence and β-Lactamase Encoding Genes in a Brazilian Intensive Care Unit

Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important opportunistic pathogen that commonly causes nosocomial infections and contributes to substantial morbidity and mortality. We sought to investigate the antibiotic resistance profile, pathogenic potential and the clonal relationships between K. pneumoniae (n = 25)...

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Main Authors: Roumayne L. Ferreira, Brenda C. M. da Silva, Graziela S. Rezende, Rafael Nakamura-Silva, André Pitondo-Silva, Emeline Boni Campanini, Márcia C. A. Brito, Eulália M. L. da Silva, Caio César de Melo Freire, Anderson F. da Cunha, Maria-Cristina da Silva Pranchevicius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Klebsiella pneumoniae
intensive care units
multi-drug resistance
β-lactams gene
virulence genes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.03198/full

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