Molecular Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infections in Eastern China

Molecular Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infections in Eastern China

Background: The increasing prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) poses an immediate threat to treatment worldwide. This retrospective study assessed the molecular epidemiology and determined the risk factors for and outcomes of CRKP infections in a general teaching hospital...

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Main Authors: Bing Zheng, Yingxin Dai, Yang Liu, Weiyang Shi, Erkuan Dai, Yichao Han, Dandan Zheng, Yuetian Yu, Min Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
carbapenem-resistant
Klebsiella pneumoniae
risk factors
epidemiology
PFGE
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01061/full

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