Emergence of a Hypervirulent Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Co-harbouring a blaNDM-1-carrying Virulent Plasmid and a blaKPC-2-carrying Plasmid in an Egyptian Hospital
M. A. E.-G. El-Sayed Ahmed, Y. Yang, Y. Yang, B. Yan, G. Chen, R. M. Hassan, L.-l. Zhong, Y. Chen, A. P. Roberts, Y. Wu, R. He, X. Liang, M. Qin, M. Dai, L. Zhang, , G.-B. Tian
This study identifies a hypervirulent CRKP strain in Egypt carrying two plasmids with carbapenemase and virulence genes, highlighting the genetic basis of resistance and virulence.
bioRxiv · Feb 26, 2021Microbiology