Emergence of blaKPC-33-harboring Hypervirulent ST463 Pseudomonas aeruginosa Causing Fatal Infections in China

Piaopiao Zhang; Jie Wang; Yue Li; Weixiao Shi; Heng Cai; Qing Yang; Xi Li; Yunsong Yu; Tingting Qu; Yan Jiang

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2022.07.011

Emergence of bla_KPC-33-harboring Hypervirulent ST463 Pseudomonas aeruginosa Causing Fatal Infections in China

J Infect. 2022 Oct;85(4):e86-e88. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.07.011. Epub 2022 Jul 19.

Authors

Piaopiao Zhang¹, Jie Wang², Yue Li³, Weixiao Shi¹, Heng Cai³, Qing Yang¹, Xi Li⁴, Yunsong Yu⁵, Tingting Qu⁶, Yan Jiang⁷

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
² Respiratory Department, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology and Bioinformatics of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China; Regional Medical Center for National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
⁴ Centre of Laboratory Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
⁵ Department of Infectious Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology and Bioinformatics of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China; Regional Medical Center for National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. Electronic address: yvys119@zju.edu.cn.
⁶ State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. Electronic address: qutingting@zju.edu.cn.
⁷ Department of Infectious Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology and Bioinformatics of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China; Regional Medical Center for National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. Electronic address: jiangy@zju.edu.cn.

PMID: 35863519
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.07.011

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Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Proteins
China / epidemiology
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Pseudomonas Infections* / epidemiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa* / genetics
beta-Lactamases / genetics

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Proteins
beta-Lactamases