Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common cause of antimicrobial-resistant opportunistic infections
in hospitalized patients. The species is naturally resistant to penicillins, and members of the …

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) has spread globally since first described in the
Asian Pacific Rim. It is an invasive variant that differs from the classical K. pneumoniae …

For people living in developed countries life span is growing at a faster pace than ever. One
of the main reasons for such success is attributable to the introduction and extensive use in …

The larva of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella is an increasingly popular model for
assessing the virulence of bacterial pathogens and the effectiveness of antimicrobial agents …

Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) is an opportunistic pathogen and the leading cause of
healthcare-associated infections, mostly affecting subjects with compromised immune …

Carbapenem-resistant, hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP) has recently
emerged as a significant threat to public health. In this study, 29 K. pneumoniae isolates …

Aims To investigate the in vivo evolution of the mucoid-phenotype of ST11-KL64
carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) isolated from the same patients and …

It is well-established that the spread of many multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria is
predominantly clonal. Interestingly the international clones/sequence types (STs) of most …

Emergence of bla NDM–1 and bla KPC–2 co-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains is
currently attracting widespread attention, but little information is available about their …

Background The hypervirulent pathotype of Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) is mainly
mediated by large virulent plasmids. It seems that these hypervirulent plasmids (HVPs) are …