Identification of Capsular Serotypes K1 and K2 in Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella Pneumoniae in North of Iran

ABSTRACT          Background and Objectives: Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most important nosocomial pathogens. Its capsular polysaccharide is considered as the first and most important virulence factor of this bacterium. This study aimed to investigate the presence of capsular serotypes K1 an...

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Main Authors: Rhokhsareh Akbari, Leila Asadpour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Golestan University of Medical Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:Medical Laboratory Journal
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Online Access:http://mlj.goums.ac.ir/article-1-930-en.html