Genomic surveillance for multidrug-resistant or hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae among bloodstream isolates at a United States academic medical center
T. Kochan, S. H. Nozick, R. L. Medernach, B. H. Cheung, S. W. Gatesy, M. Lebrun-Corbin, S. D. Mitra, N. Khalatyan, F. Krapp, C. Qi, E. A. Ozer, A. R. Hauser
This study analyzes K. pneumoniae bloodstream isolates to determine the prevalence of multidrug-resistant and hypervirulent strains in a US hospital, finding high diversity and the presence of hypervirulent strains with potential for community spread.
bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology