Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae human gut carriage: a comparison of culture, qPCR, and whole metagenomic sequencing methods

K Lindstedt, D Buczek, T Pedersen, E Hjerde… - Gut …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important opportunistic healthcare-associated pathogen and
major contributor to the global spread of antimicrobial resistance. Gastrointestinal …

Fecal Klebsiella pneumoniae Carriage Is Intermittent and of High Clonal Diversity

S Lepuschitz, K Hauser, A Schriebl… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Klebsiella pneumoniae complex comprises several closely related entities, which are
ubiquitous in the natural environment, including in plants, animals, and humans. K …

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 …

Molecular characterization of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from stool specimens of outpatients in sentinel hospitals Beijing, China, 2010–2015

B Lu, H Zhou, X Zhang, M Qu, Y Huang, Q Wang - Gut pathogens, 2017 - Springer
Background Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) is an opportunistic pathogen
associated with community-acquired infections and nosocomial infections. From 2010 to …

Gastrointestinal Carriage Is a Major Reservoir of Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection in Intensive Care Patients

CL Gorrie, M Mirčeta, RR Wick… - Clinical infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background. Klebsiella pneumoniae is an opportunistic pathogen and leading cause of
hospital-associated infections. Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are particularly at risk …

Intermingled Klebsiella pneumoniae Populations Between Retail Meats and Human Urinary Tract Infections

GS Davis, K Waits, L Nordstrom… - Clinical Infectious …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common colonizer of the gastrointestinal tract of
humans, companion animals, and livestock. To better understand potential contributions of …

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 …

Genomic surveillance for multidrug-resistant or hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae among United States bloodstream isolates

TJ Kochan, SH Nozick, RL Medernach… - BMC infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Background Klebsiella pneumoniae strains have been divided into two major categories:
classical K. pneumoniae, which are frequently multidrug-resistant and cause hospital …

KlebSeq, a diagnostic tool for surveillance, detection, and monitoring of Klebsiella pneumoniae

JR Bowers, D Lemmer, JW Sahl… - Journal of clinical …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Health care-acquired infections (HAIs) kill tens of thousands of people each year and add
significantly to health care costs. Multidrug-resistant and epidemic strains are a large …

Measurement of Klebsiella intestinal colonization density to assess infection risk

Y Sun, A Patel, J SantaLucia, E Roberts, L Zhao… - Msphere, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Klebsiella pneumoniae and the closely related species K. variicola and K. quasipneumoniae
are common causes of health care-associated infections, and patients frequently become …