Genomic Surveillance of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from a Major Public Health Hospital in Singapore

Genomic Surveillance of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from a Major Public Health Hospital in Singapore

ABSTRACT Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is a global public health threat. In this study, we employed whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to determine the genomic epidemiology of a longitudinal collection of clinical CRKP isolates recovered from a large public acute care hospital in Sing...

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Main Authors: Jocelyn Qi-Min Teo, Cheng Yee Tang, Si Hui Tan, Hong Yi Chang, Sze Min Ong, Shannon Jing-Yi Lee, Tse-Hsien Koh, James Heng-Chiak Sim, Andrea Lay-Hoon Kwa, Rick Twee-Hee Ong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-10-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
carbapenem-resistant
Klebsiella pneumoniae
whole-genome sequencing
drug resistance mechanisms
plasmid-mediated resistance
virulence factors
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00957-22

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