Novel Megaplasmid Driving NDM-1-Mediated Carbapenem Resistance in <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> ST1588 in South America

• Main Authors: Mario Quezada-Aguiluz (Author), Andrés Opazo-Capurro (Author), Nilton Lincopan (Author), Fernanda Esposito (Author), Bruna Fuga (Author), Sergio Mella-Montecino (Author), Gisela Riedel (Author), Celia A. Lima (Author), Helia Bello-Toledo (Author), Marcela Cifuentes (Author), Francisco Silva-Ojeda (Author), Boris Barrera (Author), Juan C. Hormazábal (Author), Gerardo González-Rocha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) is a critical public health problem in South America, where the prevalence of NDM metallo-betalactamases has increased substantially in recent years. In this study, we used whole genome sequencing to characterize a multidrug-resistant (MDR) <i>Klebsi...