Molecular Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant <i>K. pneumoniae</i> Clinical Isolates from the Adult Patients with Comorbidities in a Tertiary Hospital, Southern Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Abdullah M. Alshahrani (Author), Mutasim E. Ibrahim (Author), Ahmed K. Aldossary (Author), Mushabab A. Alghamdi (Author), Omar B. Ahmed (Author), Aref A. Bin Abdulhak (Author)
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• Udgivet: MDPI AG, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Hospitalized patients are likely to have chronic illnesses and are at an increased risk of mortality due to infection caused by MDR bacteria. We aimed to identify carbapenem-resistant genes carrying <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> (<i>K. pneumoniae</i>) isolates and their risk f...