Detection of multiple extensively-drug resistant hypervirulent < em > Klebsiella pneumoniae < /em > clones from patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia in Egypt

Conclusion. This study highlights the dominance and clonal spread of XDR-hvKP strains at Assiut University Hospital in Egypt. Physicians should be aware of the increased risk of hvKP induced-VAP and support further epidemiologic studies.PMID:37288576 | DOI:10.1099/jmm.0.001701

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Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - June 8, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Hadeel Elzeny Wegdan Mohamed Enas Daef Omnia El-Badawy Lamiaa Shaaban Naglaa S Osman Safy Hadiya Sherine Aly Source Type: research