3 Alcántar-Curiel MD, Girón JA. Klebsiella pneumoniae and the pyogenic liver abscess:
implications and association of the presence of rpmA genes and expression of …

We read with interest the work of Minggui Wang and colleagues in comparing the clinical
outcomes and molecular epidemiological features of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella …

(CRKP). The authors also validated that the increased virulence of the strain was associated
with the newly acquired 170 kb pLVPK-like plasmid. Compared with classic K pneumoniae …

Klebsiella pneumoniae, first described in 1882, remains a common cause of community-
acquired and hospital-acquired infections; but strikingly, the past three decades have …

Klebsiella pneumoniae. This increased resistance is extremely worrying considering that
polymyxins are last-resort antibiotics for treating infections due to carbapenemresistant …

(CRKP) clone—presenting a considerable challenge for infection control. 2 We did a
retrospective study to investigate the prevalence of CR-HvKP in China (unpublished). 253 K …

(ST11 CR-HvKP) in the intensive care unit of a Chinese hospital. This novel strain poses a
considerable threat to public health because of its high transmissibility, and several studies …

An outbreak of carbapenemase-producing and colistinresistant Klebsiella pneumoniaewas
reported in north-east Germany in 2019. 1 The alert raised by the European Centre for …

Enterobacteriaceae, in particular Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli, are among
the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections globally. In The Lancet Infectious …

Germany that have experienced KPCKP outbreaks in recent years were not mentioned in
the Review. From July, 2010, to April, 2013, the Leipzig University Hospital (a 1300-bed …