Resistance patterns and clinical outcomes of Klebsiella pneumoniae and invasive Klebsiella variicola in trauma patients.

Recent reclassification of the Klebsiella genus to include Klebsiella variicola, and its association with bacteremia and mortality, has raised concerns. We examined Klebsiella spp. infections among battlefield trauma patients, including occurrence of invasive K. variicola disease. Klebsiella isolate...

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Main Authors: John L Kiley, Katrin Mende, Miriam L Beckius, Susan J Kaiser, M Leigh Carson, Dan Lu, Timothy J Whitman, Joseph L Petfield, David R Tribble, Dana M Blyth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255636