Genomic Analysis of the Emergence and Rapid Global Dissemination of the Clonal Group 258 Klebsiella pneumoniae Pandemic.

Genomic Analysis of the Emergence and Rapid Global Dissemination of the Clonal Group 258 Klebsiella pneumoniae Pandemic.

Multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae producing the KPC carbapenemase have rapidly spread throughout the world, causing severe healthcare-associated infections with limited antimicrobial treatment options. Dissemination of KPC-producing K. pneumoniae is largely attributed to expansion of a singl...

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Main Authors: Jolene R Bowers, Brandon Kitchel, Elizabeth M Driebe, Duncan R MacCannell, Chandler Roe, Darrin Lemmer, Tom de Man, J Kamile Rasheed, David M Engelthaler, Paul Keim, Brandi M Limbago
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4510304?pdf=render

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