Introduction Klebsiella pneumoniae is a major agent of healthcare-associated infections and
a cause of some community-acquired infections, including severe bacteremic infections …

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) is a significant cause of severe invasive
infections in Vietnam, yet data on its epidemiology, population structure and dynamics are …

Background Klebsiella (K.) pneumoniae is a ubiquitous Gram-negative bacterium and a
common coloniser of animals and humans. Today, K. pneumoniae is one of the most …

Given the increasing incidence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae
infections, it is of great interest to investigate the risk of transmission associated with the …

Introduction. The first hybrid resistance/virulence plasmid, combining elements from
virulence plasmids described in hypervirulent types of Klebsiella pneumoniae with those …

Historically, Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates were described either as hypervirulent or
classical. While hypervirulent strains display a precise phenotype (thicker capsule …

The acquisition of hypervirulence-associated genes by carbapenemase-producing
Klebsiella pneumoniae is being increasingly observed, and easy-to-use diagnostic tests are …

Background: The emergence and global spread of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent
Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP) are of great concern to health services worldwide. These …

The emergence of hyper-virulent and multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains of Klebsiella
pneumoniae isolated from patients with hospital-and community-acquired infections is a …

The development of antibiotic resistance mechanisms hinders the treatment process. So far,
there is limited data on the problem of bacterial resistance in hospitals in Central and …