Emerging Antimicrobial-Resistant High-Risk Klebsiella pneumoniae Clones ST307 and ST147
Gisele Peirano, Liang Chen, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Johann Pitout
Abstract
There is an enormous global public health burden due to antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) Klebsiella pneumoniae high-risk clones. K. pneumoniae ST307 and ST147 are recent additions to the family of successful clones in the species. Both clones likely emerged in Europe during the early to mid-1990s and, in a relatively short time, became prominent global pathogens, spreading to all continents (with the exception of Antarctica). ST307 and ST147 consist of multiple clades/clusters and are associated with various carbapenemases (i.
Topics & Concepts
Klebsiella pneumoniaeAntimicrobialMicrobiologyKlebsiella infectionsBiologyKlebsiellaVirologyEscherichia coliGeneGeneticsAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyBacteriophages and microbial interactions