Open AccessVirulence Genotype and Correlation of Clinical Severeness with Presence of the Type VI Secretion System in Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Causing Bloodstream Infections
Author(s) -
Yin Zhang,
Yuanhong Xu,
Ying Huang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s353858
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , aerobactin , microbiology and biotechnology , type vi secretion system , virulence , biology , genotype , escherichia coli , enterobacteriaceae , gene , genetics
Klebsiella pneumoniae ( K. pneumoniae ) causes bloodstream infection (BSI), which is responsible for a high rate of morbidity and mortality among different populations. In mainland China, data on the correlation and features of the type VI secretion system (T6SS) gene cluster in K. pneumoniae is currently scarce. As a result, we conducted a prospective investigation to determine the involvement of the T6SS in K. pneumoniae pathogenicity and antibiotic resistance.