Anatomy of an Extensively Drug Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Outbreak in Tuscany, Italy
M. J. Martin, B. W. Corey, F. Sannio, L. R. Hall, U. MacDonald, B. T. Jones, E. G. Mills, J. Stam, R. Maybank, Y. Kwak, K. Schaufler, K. Becker, N. O. Hubner, S. Cresti, G. Tordini, , J.-D. Docquier
This study tracks an NDM-producing K. pneumoniae outbreak in Italy, identifying a high-risk clone with multidrug resistance and a hybrid plasmid linked to hypervirulence.
bioRxiv · Jun 2, 2021Microbiology