Carbapenem-resistant Isolates of theKlebsiella pneumoniaeComplex in Western China: The Common ST11 and the Surprising Hospital-specific Types | Zendy

Lu Liu | Zendy; Yu Feng | Zendy; Guping Tang | Zendy; Ji Lin | Zendy; Wenzhi Huang | Zendy; Fu Qiao | Zendy; Zhiyong Zong | Zendy

Open Access

Carbapenem-resistant Isolates of theKlebsiella pneumoniaeComplex in Western China: The Common ST11 and the Surprising Hospital-specific Types

Author(s) -

Lu Liu,

Yu Feng,

Guping Tang,

Ji Lin,

Wenzhi Huang,

Fu Qiao,

Zhiyong Zong

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciy662

Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , klebsiella , microbiology and biotechnology , enterobacteriaceae , china , biology , transmission (telecommunications) , medicine , gene , escherichia coli , genetics , geography , archaeology , engineering , electrical engineering

A genome sequence-based analysis of 74 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) from 12 hospitals in Sichuan, China, revealed that the isolates carried blaKPC-2 (n = 48), blaNDM (n = 22), or blaIMP-4 (n = 4) were identified as K. pneumoniae (n = 67), Klebsiella variicola (n = 5), and Klebsiella quasipneumoniae (n = 2) and belonged to 19 sequence types. Both inter- and intrahospital transmission of multiple ST11 strains was identified. There is an urgent need for all hospitals in a given region to coordinate actions against CRKP.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research