Open AccessAssociation of virulence with antimicrobial resistance among Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from hospital settings in Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Zannat Kawser,
SM Shamsuzzaman
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_747_21
Subject(s) - fosfomycin , klebsiella pneumoniae , tigecycline , colistin , microbiology and biotechnology , virulence , biology , antibiotic resistance , drug resistance , antibiotics , multiple drug resistance , multiplex polymerase chain reaction , polymerase chain reaction , virology , gene , escherichia coli , genetics
Infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae are difficult to treat and associated with high mortality rates. Hence, this study was conducted to determine the antibiotic resistance pattern along with the distribution of virulence genes among isolated string test positive and negative strains.