Carbapenemase-Producing <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> in COVID-19 Intensive Care Patients: Identification of IncL-VIM-1 Plasmid in Previously Non-Predominant Sequence Types

• Main Authors: Javier E. Cañada-García (Author), Eva Ramírez de Arellano (Author), Miguel Jiménez-Orellana (Author), Esther Viedma (Author), Aida Sánchez (Author), Almudena Alhambra (Author), Jennifer Villa (Author), Alberto Delgado-Iribarren (Author), Verónica Bautista (Author), Noelia Lara (Author), Silvia García-Cobos (Author), Belén Aracil (Author), Emilia Cercenado (Author), María Pérez-Vázquez (Author), Jesús Oteo-Iglesias (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, intensive care units (ICUs) operated at or above capacity, and the number of ICU patients coinfected by nosocomial microorganisms increased. Here, we characterize the population structure and resistance mechanisms of carbapenemase-producing <i>Klebsiella pneumonia...