Deciphering the gastrointestinal carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae

AS Bray, MA Zafar - Infection and Immunity, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial infections pose a significant global health threat, accounting for an estimated 7.7
million deaths. Hospital outbreaks driven by multi-drug-resistant pathogens, notably …

Animal model to study Klebsiella pneumoniae gastrointestinal colonization and host-to-host transmission

TM Young, AS Bray, RK Nagpal, DL Caudell… - Infection and …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
An important yet poorly understood facet of the life cycle of a successful pathogen is host-to-
host transmission. Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) resulting from the transmission of drug …

Modelling the gastrointestinal carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae infections

R Calderon-Gonzalez, A Lee, G Lopez-Campos… - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a leading cause of nosocomial and community acquired
infections, making K. pneumoniae the pathogen that is associated with the second largest …

Molecular basis of Klebsiella pneumoniae colonization in host

Q Chen, M Wang, M Han, L Xu, H Zhang - Microbial Pathogenesis, 2023 - Elsevier
Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) is a common cause of nosocomial infection, which
causing disseminated infections such as cystitis, pneumonia and sepsis. K. pneumoniae is …

From Klebsiella pneumoniae Colonization to Dissemination: An Overview of Studies Implementing Murine Models

L Joseph, T Merciecca, C Forestier, D Balestrino… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative pathogen responsible for community-acquired
and nosocomial infections. The strains of this species belong to the opportunistic group …

Molecular epidemiology of colonizing and infecting isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae

RM Martin, J Cao, S Brisse, V Passet, W Wu, L Zhao… - MSphere, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Klebsiella pneumoniae is among the most common causes of hospital-acquired infections
and has emerged as an urgent threat to public health due to carbapenem antimicrobial …

Klebsiella pneumoniae l-Fucose Metabolism Promotes Gastrointestinal Colonization and Modulates Its Virulence Determinants

AW Hudson, AJ Barnes, AS Bray… - Infection and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Colonization of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract by Klebsiella pneumoniae is generally
considered asymptomatic. However, gut colonization allows K. pneumoniae to either …

[HTML][HTML] Host and microbiota factors that control Klebsiella pneumoniae mucosal colonization in mice

HY Lau, GB Huffnagle, TA Moore - Microbes and infection, 2008 - Elsevier
Klebsiella pneumoniae is both an opportunistic pathogen and a commensal organism. We
have previously reported that K. pneumoniae strain IA565 (KpIA565) is non-pathogenic in a …

Genome-wide screens reveal shared and strain-specific genes that facilitate enteric colonization by Klebsiella pneumoniae

BH Cheung, A Alisoltani, TJ Kochan, M Lebrun-Corbin… - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Gastrointestinal (GI) colonization by Klebsiella pneumoniae is a risk factor for subsequent
infection as well as transmission to other patients. Additionally, colonization is achieved by …

Gastrointestinal carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae in a general adult population: a cross-sectional study of risk factors and bacterial genomic diversity

N Raffelsberger, MAK Hetland, K Svendsen… - Gut …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Antibiotic resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae is a leading public health threat and
gastrointestinal carriage is an established risk factor for subsequent infections during …