Emergence of IMP-producing hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying a pLVPK-like virulence plasmid

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2019 Jun;53(6):873-875. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.05.007. Epub 2019 May 7.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / enzymology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / pathogenicity
  • Plasmids / analysis*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Urine / microbiology
  • Virulence
  • Whole Genome Sequencing
  • beta-Lactamases / genetics
  • beta-Lactamases / metabolism*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • beta-Lactamases
  • carbapenemase