Evolution and Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the United Kingdom and Ireland
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a human commensal and opportunistic pathogen that has become a leading causative agent of hospital-based infections over the past few decades. The emergence and global expansion of hypervirulent and multidrug-resistant (MDR) clones of K. pneumoniae have been increasingly rep...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2017-02-01
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Series: | mBio |
Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/1/e01976-16 |