Case of Meningitis in a Neonate Caused by an Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Strain of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

Case of Meningitis in a Neonate Caused by an Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Strain of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most important infectious agents among neonates. This pathogen has a potential to develop an increased antimicrobial resistance and virulence. The classic non-virulent strain of K. pneumoniae, producing an extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL), is associated wi...

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Main Authors: Khalit S. Khaertynov, Vladimir A. Anokhin, Yuri N. Davidyuk, Irina V. Nicolaeva, Svetlana V. Khalioullina, Dina R. Semyenova, Evgeny Y. Alatyrev, Natalia N. Skvortsova, Levon G. Abrahamyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Klebsiella pneumoniae
extended-spectrum β-lactamases
hypervirulent
meningitis
neonate
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01576/full

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