Klebsiella pneumoniae ST147 harboring blaNDM-1, multidrug resistance and hypervirulence plasmids

ABSTRACTThe spread of hypervirulent (hv) and carbapenem-/multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae is an emerging problem in healthcare settings. The New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 (blaNDM-1) is found in Enterobacteriaceae including K. pneumoniae. The blaNDM-1 is capable of hydrolyzing β-lactam ant...

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Published in:	Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors:	Frederick Ofosu-Appiah, Ezra E. Acquah, Jibril Mohammed, Comfort Sakyi Addo, Bright Agbodzi, Dorcas A. S. Ofosu, Charles J. Myers, Quaneeta Mohktar, Opoku-Ware Ampomah, Anthony Ablordey, Nana Ama Amissah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2024-03-01
Subjects:	Klebsiella pneumoniae multidrug resistance blaNDM-1 gene hypervirulence mobile genetic elements burn wounds
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.03017-23