Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella quasipneumoniae define the population structure of blaKPC-2Klebsiella: a 5 year retrospective genomic study in Singapore

ConclusionsResults suggest that dissemination ofblaKPC-2 is driven by NTEKPC in non-ST258 isolates. The detection ofblaKPC-2K. pneumoniae serotypes K1/K2 carrying virulence factors, albeit in low numbers, reflects the worrisome convergence of carbapenem resistance and hypervirulence inK. pneumoniae.
Source: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research