Population genomics of Klebsiella pneumoniae

KL Wyres, MMC Lam, KE Holt - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020 - nature.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common cause of antimicrobial-resistant opportunistic infections
in hospitalized patients. The species is naturally resistant to penicillins, and members of the …

Klebsiella pneumoniae: going on the offense with a strong defense

MK Paczosa, J Mecsas - Microbiology and molecular biology …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Klebsiella pneumoniae causes a wide range of infections, including pneumonias, urinary
tract infections, bacteremias, and liver abscesses. Historically, K. pneumoniae has caused …

Antimicrobial Resistance of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: Epidemiology, Hypervirulence-Associated Determinants, and Resistance Mechanisms

CR Lee, JH Lee, KS Park, JH Jeon, YB Kim… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most clinically relevant species in immunocompromised
individuals responsible for community-acquired and nosocomial infections, including …

Genomic analysis of diversity, population structure, virulence, and antimicrobial resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae, an urgent threat to public health

KE Holt, H Wertheim, RN Zadoks… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Klebsiella pneumoniae is now recognized as an urgent threat to human health because of
the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains associated with hospital outbreaks and …

High Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Harboring Several Virulence and β-Lactamase Encoding Genes in a Brazilian Intensive Care Unit

RL Ferreira, BCM Da Silva, GS Rezende… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important opportunistic pathogen that commonly causes
nosocomial infections and contributes to substantial morbidity and mortality. We sought to …

Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess: a new invasive syndrome

LK Siu, KM Yeh, JC Lin, CP Fung… - The Lancet infectious …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a well known human nosocomial pathogen. Most community-
acquired K pneumoniae infections cause pneumonia or urinary tract infections. During the …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic definition of hypervirulent and multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae clonal groups

S Bialek-Davenet, A Criscuolo, F Ailloud… - Emerging infectious …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Multidrug-resistant and highly virulent Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates are emerging, but the
clonal groups (CGs) corresponding to these high-risk strains have remained imprecisely …

Hypervirulent klebsiella pneumoniae

TA Russo, CM Marr - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKp) is an evolving pathotype that is more virulent than
classical K. pneumoniae (cKp). hvKp usually infects individuals from the community, who are …

High prevalence of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in China: geographic distribution, clinical characteristics, and antimicrobial resistance

Y Zhang, C Zhao, Q Wang, X Wang… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) is traditionally defined by hypermucoviscosity,
but data based on genetic background are limited. Antimicrobial-resistant hvKP has been …

Map** the evolution of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

C Struve, CC Roe, M Stegger, SG Stahlhut, DS Hansen… - MBio, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Highly invasive, community-acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae infections have recently
emerged, resulting in pyogenic liver abscesses. These infections are caused by …