… Klebsiella pneumoniae carriage frequencies were … carriage and infection isolates in 80%
of isolate pairs. Five likely transmission chains were identified, responsible for 12% of K. …

… is a leading public health threat and gastrointestinal carriage is an established risk factor for
… gastrointestinal carriage and the genomic population structure of K. pneumoniae colonizing …

… Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) in Israel, we conducted a point prevalence survey to determine
the extent of asymptomatic carriage. … to detect risk factors for carriage. Oral, perianal and …

… of being Klebsiella were identified using either API20E or mass spectrometry (MALDI-ToF,
Bruker). The first isolate identified as either Klebsiella pneumoniae or Klebsiella variicola was …

… We recently reported a positive association between K. pneumoniae GI carriage and age
among … hospital patients can be considered an at-risk group for carriage and/or infection with K. …

… and prospective investigation of intestinal KPC-2-KP carriage 1 month, 3 months, 6 months,
1 … Resolution of intestinal KPC-2-KP carriage was defined as a minimum of 3 consecutive …

… Klebsiella pneumoniae is a leading cause of nosocomial and community acquired infections,
making K… IMPORTANCE Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the pathogens that is sweeping …

… pneumoniae colonization rates of the oropharynx. We hypothesize that oropharyngeal
carriage precedes development of K. pneumoniae pneumonia, and that host factors, such as age …

… Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC KP) carriage is unknown. We aimed to examine the duration
of KPC KP carriage … to study the risk factors for persistent carriage. A cohort of 125 KPC KP …

… sequenced and analysed the genomes of all of the carriage and disease K. pneumoniae
strains that were isolated from patients who had been admitted to the ICU. They defined K. …