Clinical characteristics of patients with pneumonia caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in Taiwan and prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant and hypervirulent strains: a retrospective study

Clinical characteristics of patients with pneumonia caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in Taiwan and prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant and hypervirulent strains: a retrospective study

Abstract Background We aimed to compare the clinical characteristics of patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP), and hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae and analyze the antimicrobial resistance and proportion of hypervirl...

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Main Authors: Chih-Han Juan, Shih-Yu Fang, Chia-Hsin Chou, Tsung-Ying Tsai, Yi-Tsung Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Antimicrobial resistance
Capsular type
Hypervirulent strain
Pneumonia
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-019-0660-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-019-0660-x

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