MicrobiologybioRxiv
Emergence of a Hypervirulent Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Co-harbouring a blaNDM-1-carrying Virulent Plasmid and a blaKPC-2-carrying Plasmid in an Egyptian Hospital
M. A. E.-G. El-Sayed Ahmed, Y. Yang, Y. Yang…·G.-B. Tian
This study identifies a hypervirulent CRKP strain in Egypt carrying two plasmids with carbapenemase and virulence genes, highlighting the genetic basis of resistance and virulence.
DOI 10.1128/msphere.00088-21