A Sequence Type 23 Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain Presenting Carbapenem Resistance by Acquiring an IncP1 blaKPC-2 Plasmid

A Sequence Type 23 Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain Presenting Carbapenem Resistance by Acquiring an IncP1 blaKPC-2 Plasmid

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strains are typically associated with severe infections and susceptible to most antimicrobial agents. In 2017, a carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (CR-hvKP) strain was isolated from the sputum of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patien...

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Main Authors: Rushuang Yan, Ye Lu, Yiwei Zhu, Peng Lan, Shengnan Jiang, Jun Lu, Ping Shen, Yunsong Yu, Jiancang Zhou, Yan Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
KPC-2
hypervirulent
K. pneumoniae
IncP1 plasmid
P. aeruginosa
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.641830/full

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