The Diversity of Lipopolysaccharide (O) and Capsular Polysaccharide (K) Antigens of Invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Multi-Country Collection

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common cause of sepsis and is particularly associated with healthcare-associated infections. New strategies are needed to prevent or treat infections due to the emergence of multi-drug resistant K. pneumoniae. The goal of this study was to determine the diversity and distr...

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Main Authors: Myeongjin Choi, Nicolas Hegerle, Joseph Nkeze, Shaichi Sen, Sanchita Jamindar, Shamima Nasrin, Sunil Sen, Jasnehta Permala-Booth, James Sinclair, Milagritos D. Tapia, J. Kristie Johnson, Sylla Mamadou, Joshua T. Thaden, Vance G. Fowler, Ana Aguilar, Enrique Terán, Dominique Decre, Florence Morel, Karen Angeliki Krogfelt, Annelie Brauner, Efthymia Protonotariou, Eirini Christaki, Yuichiro Shindo, Yi-Tsung Lin, Andrea L. Kwa, Sadia Shakoor, Ashika Singh-Moodley, Olga Perovic, Jan Jacobs, Octavie Lunguya, Raphael Simon, Alan S. Cross, Sharon M. Tennant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01249/full