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A Nationwide Screen of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Reveals an Isolate with Enhanced Virulence and Clinically Undetected Colistin Heteroresistance

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: The convergence of hypervirulence and multidrug resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae is a significant concern. Here, we report the first screen for hypermucoviscosity, a trait associated with increased virulence, using a U.S.

Source: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

DOI: 10.1128/aac.00107-19

Authors: Jessie E. Wozniak, Victor I. Band, Andrew B. Conley, Lavanya Rishishwar, Eileen M. Burd, Sarah W. Satola, Dwight J. Hardy, Rebecca Tsay, Monica M. Farley, Jesse T. Jacob, Ghinwa Dumyati, I. King Jordan, David S. Weiss

Institutions: Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Rochester Medicine, University of Rochester, Atlanta VA Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Subfield: Molecular Medicine

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Awards: G2630622505, G3955045954, G428242316, G574410863

OpenAlex ID: W2917829116

FWCI: 1.034

Cites: 16

Cited by: 32

Related to: 10