Carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent ST23 Klebsiella pneumoniae with a highly transmissible dual-carbapenemase plasmid in Chile

Carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent ST23 Klebsiella pneumoniae with a highly transmissible dual-carbapenemase plasmid in Chile

Abstract Background The convergence of hypervirulence and carbapenem resistance in the bacterial pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae represents a critical global health concern. Hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKp) strains, frequently from sequence type 23 (ST23) and having a K1 capsule, have been associat...

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Main Authors: Matías Gálvez-Silva, Patricio Arros, Camilo Berríos-Pastén, Aura Villamil, Paula I. Rodas, Ingrid Araya, Rodrigo Iglesias, Pamela Araya, Juan C. Hormazábal, Constanza Bohle, Yahua Chen, Yunn-Hwen Gan, Francisco P. Chávez, Rosalba Lagos, Andrés E. Marcoleta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:Biological Research
Subjects:
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Hypervirulence
Carbapenem resistance
Convergence
Conjugative plasmids
Mobile genetic elements
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40659-024-00485-2

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