Clinical use of tigecycline may contribute to the widespread dissemination of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strains

Clinical use of tigecycline may contribute to the widespread dissemination of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strains

The emergence of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP) poses grave threats to human health. These strains increased dramatically in clinical settings in China in the past few years but not in other parts of the world. Four isogenic K. pneumoniae strains, including classi...

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Main Authors: Miaomiao Xie, Lianwei Ye, Kaichao Chen, Qi Xu, Chen Yang, Xiangnan Chen, Edward Wai-Chi Chan, Fuyong Li, Sheng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
Carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae
tigecycline
virulence plasmid
fitness
colonization
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2024.2306957

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