Characterizing Mobilized Virulence Factors and Multidrug Resistance Genes in Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Sri Lankan Hospital

Characterizing Mobilized Virulence Factors and Multidrug Resistance Genes in Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Sri Lankan Hospital

Limited data is available on the epidemiology and characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and their associated plasmids or virulence determinants from Sri Lanka. Through whole genome sequencing of CREs from the intensive care units of a Sri Lankan teaching hospital, we ident...

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Main Authors: Chendi Zhu, Veranja Liyanapathirana, Carmen Li, Vasanthi Pinto, Mamie Hui, Norman Lo, Kam T. Wong, Nilanthi Dissanayake, Margaret Ip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
OXA-181
quinolone
yersiniabactin
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Sri Lanka
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02044/full

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