Epidemic <named-content content-type="genus-species">Klebsiella pneumoniae</named-content> ST258 Is a Hybrid Strain
ABSTRACT Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), especially Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae, pose an urgent threat in health facilities in the United States and worldwide. K. pneumoniae isolates classified as sequence type 258 (ST258) by multilocus sequence t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2014-07-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01355-14 |