Emergence of a novel hypervirulent extensively drug-resistant ST383 Klebsiella pneumoniae lineage carrying ICEKp5 in Lebanon
Martine Abboud, Tia Clara Chaaya, Yara El Daccache, Nour El Alam, Theresa Gerges, Lea Haddad, Leon Kassabian, Jame Tannous, Yara Ghanem, Judy Nabbout, Kevin Chaar, Toni Nmeir, Anthony Haddad, Charbel Al Khoury, George Farah Araj, Sima T. Tokajian
This study identifies a novel hypervirulent extensively drug-resistant ST383 K. pneumoniae lineage in Lebanon carrying ICEKp5 and multiple resistance genes.
bioRxiv · Mar 18, 2026 · PreprintGenomics