Correlation between antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation capability among Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated from hospitalized patients in Iran

Abstract Background Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common cause of nosocomial infections. Antibiotic resistance and ability to form biofilm, as two key virulence factors of K. pneumoniae, are involved in the persistence of infections. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between...

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Main Authors: Shadi Shadkam, Hamid Reza Goli, Bahman Mirzaei, Mehrdad Gholami, Mohammad Ahanjan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Subjects:
MDR
XDR
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-021-00418-x