Epidemic <named-content content-type="genus-species">Klebsiella pneumoniae</named-content> ST258 Is a Hybrid Strain

ABSTRACT Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), especially Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae, pose an urgent threat in health facilities in the United States and worldwide. K. pneumoniae isolates classified as sequence type 258 (ST258) by multilocus sequence t...

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Main Authors: Liang Chen, Barun Mathema, Johann D. D. Pitout, Frank R. DeLeo, Barry N. Kreiswirth
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f08f3a915fe84124bd0d020957f7aef9
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