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Sandra Yamile Saavedra

Instituto Nacional de SaludORCID 0000-0002-8629-0840Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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A novel plasmid-mediated PAC β-lactamase (PAC-2) variant confers resistance to ceftazidime-avibactam in Klebsiella quasipneumoniae ST526, in Colombia.

Sandra Yamile Saavedra, Efraín Andrés Montilla-Escudero, María Victoria Ovalle, Jeisson Alejandro Triana, Yeison Stid Torres, Nathalia Vargas-Flórez, María Alejandra Gutiérrez, Andrés Felipe Barrera, Diego Armando García, Héctor Amaya, Carolina Duarte

The paper identifies a new PAC-2 β-lactamase variant in a K. quasipneumoniae isolate from Colombia conferring resistance to ceftazidime-avibactam.

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance · Nov 17, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Complexity of genomic epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Colombia urges the reinforcement of whole genome sequencing based surveillance programs

Sandra Yamile Saavedra, Johan Fabian Bernal, Efraín Andrés Montilla-Escudero, Stefany Alejandra Arévalo, Diego Prada-Cardozo, María Fernanda Valencia, Jaime Moreno, Andrea Melissa Hidalgo, Ángela Sofía García-Vega, Monica I. Abrudan, Silvia Argimón, Mihir Kekre, Anthony P. Underwood, David M. Aanensen, Carolina Duarte, , Carolin Vegvari

This study analyzes CRKP isolates in Colombia using WGS, identifying high-risk clones and carbapenemase genes, emphasizing the need for WGS-based surveillance.

Clinical Infectious Diseases · Sep 23, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics