Emergence of Tigecycline Nonsusceptible and IMP-4 Carbapenemase-Producing K2-ST65 Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in China
Yawei Zhang, Xiaojuan Wang, Qi Wang, Hongbin Chen, Henan Li, Shuyi Wang, Ruobing Wang, Hui Wang
Abstract
To date, research on IMP-producing CR-hvKP is extremely scarce. Only one case of urinary tract infection caused by an IMP-6–producing K1-ST23 hypervirulent K. pneumoniae isolate in Japan was recorded, with a limited description of clinical information and genomic features.
Topics & Concepts
TigecyclineKlebsiella pneumoniaeBiologyPlasmidVirulenceMicrobiologyEnterobacter cloacaeTetRFrameshift mutationGeneMultiple drug resistanceVirologyDrug resistanceGeneticsMutationEscherichia coliAntibioticsTranscription factorRepressorAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingVibrio bacteria research studies