Molecular characterization of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates and their conjugative mcr-carrying plasmids

Background: This study aimed to characterize colistin-resistant K. pneumoniae (CoRKp) strains isolated from patients with urinary tract infections and bacteremia between 1999 and 2022 at a tertiary teaching hospital in Taiwan. Methods: A total of 1966 K. pneumoniae isolates were collected, among whi...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Yen Kao, Pei-Yun Kuo, Chih-Chieh Lin, Ya-Yu Cheng, Ming-Cheng Wang, Yu-Chen Chen, Wei-Hung Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034124003228