Acquisition of Plasmid with Carbapenem-Resistance Gene blaKPC2 in Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, Singapore

Acquisition of Plasmid with Carbapenem-Resistance Gene blaKPC2 in Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, Singapore

The convergence of carbapenem-resistance and hypervirulence genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae has led to the emergence of highly drug-resistant superbugs capable of causing invasive disease. We analyzed 556 carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae isolates from patients in Singapore hospitals during 2010–201...

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Main Authors: Yahua Chen, Kalisvar Marimuthu, Jeanette Teo, Indumathi Venkatachalam, Benjamin Pei Zhi Cherng, Liang De Wang, Sai Rama Sridatta Prakki, Weizhen Xu, Yi Han Tan, Lan Chi Nguyen, Tse Hsien Koh, Oon Tek Ng, Yunn-Hwen Gan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Enterobacteriaceae
Klebsiella pneumoniae
carbapenemase
carbapenem resistance
multidrug resistance
hypervirulent
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/3/19-1230_article

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