Molecular characterization of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates and their conjugative mcr-carrying plasmids

• Main Authors: Cheng-Yen Kao (Author), Pei-Yun Kuo (Author), Chih-Chieh Lin (Author), Ya-Yu Cheng (Author), Ming-Cheng Wang (Author), Yu-Chen Chen (Author), Wei-Hung Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: This study aimed to characterize colistin-resistant K. pneumoniae (CoRKp) strains isolated from patients with urinary tract infections and bacteremia between 1999 and 2022 at a tertiary teaching hospital in Taiwan. Methods: A total of 1966 K. pneumoniae isolates were collected, among whi...