Interaction of multidrug-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae with components of human innate host defense

ABSTRACT Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important cause of healthcare-associated infections worldwide. This opportunistic pathogen, known as classical K. pneumoniae (cKp), typically causes infections in individuals with comorbidities. cKp is often multidrug resistant, and treatment options are limited....

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Main Authors: Frank R. DeLeo, Adeline R. Porter, Scott D. Kobayashi, Brett Freedman, Mingju Hao, Jianping Jiang, Yi-Tsung Lin, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Liang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-10-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.01949-23