Genomic Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Klebsiella</i> in Qatar: Emergence and Dissemination of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 383 Strains
Clement K. M. Tsui, Fatma Ben Abid, Khalil Al Ismail, Christi L. McElheny, Muna Al Maslamani, Ali S. Omrani, Yohei Doi
Abstract
), likely resulting from recombination events. Comparative genomics indicated that this hybrid plasmid may be present in two additional Qatari ST383 isolates. Carbapenem-resistant, hypervirulent K. pneumoniae ST383 isolates pose an emerging threat to global health due to their simultaneous hypervirulence and multidrug resistance.
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Klebsiella pneumoniaeMicrobiologyKlebsiellaBiologyKlebsiella infectionsEnterobacteriaceaeEpidemiologyMolecular epidemiologyMultilocus sequence typingVirologyGenotypeGeneticsMedicineGeneEscherichia coliInternal medicineAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaVibrio bacteria research studiesBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing