Acquisition of Plasmid with Carbapenem-Resistance Gene [bla.sub.KPC2] in Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, Singapore

Authors :: Chen, Yahua
Marimuthu, Kalisvar
Teo, Jeanette
Venkatachalam, Indumathi
Cherng, Benjamin Pei Zhi
De Wang, Liang
Prakki, Sai Rama Sridatta
Xu, Weizhen
Tan, Yi Han
Nguyen, Lan Chi
Koh, Tse Hsien
Ng, Oon Tek
Gan, Yunn-Hwen
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. March, 2020, Vol. 26 Issue 3, p549, 11 p.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: The rise of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Enterobacteriaceae prompted the World Health Organization to classify carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, of which Klebsiella is the most common genus, on the global priority list of antibiotic-resistant [...]

Subjects :: Klebsiella infections -- Genetic aspects -- Care and treatment -- Development and progression
Microbial drug resistance -- Genetic aspects
Sentinel surveillance
Plasmids -- Identification and classification
Diseases
Health

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