Evolution of hypervirulence in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in China: a multicentre, molecular epidemiological analysis.

Zhang, Yawei; Jin, Longyang; Ouyang, Pengwen; Wang, Qi; Wang, Ruobing; Wang, Juan; Gao, Hua; Wang, Xiaojuan; Wang, Hui

doi:10.1093/jac/dkz446

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Evolution of hypervirulence in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in China: a multicentre, molecular epidemiological analysis.

Published in The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy • Nov 12, 2019

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Yawei Zhang

Longyang Jin

Pengwen Ouyang

Abstract

OBJECTIVES Carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP) have been increasingly reported in China. Here, a multicentre, longitudinal surveillance study on CR-hvKP is described. METHODS We retrospectively investigated carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae (CRKP) in 56 centres acro...

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