Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Virulence, and Genomic Features of a Hypervirulent Serotype K2, ST65 <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Causing Meningitis in Italy
The rise of a new hypervirulent variant of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> (hvKp) was recently reported, mainly linked to the ST23 lineage. The hvKp variants can cause severe infections, including hepatic abscesses, bacteremia, and meningitis, with a particularly disconcerting propensity to...
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Main Authors: | Aurora Piazza (Author), Matteo Perini (Author), Carola Mauri (Author), Francesco Comandatore (Author), Elisa Meroni (Author), Francesco Luzzaro (Author), Luigi Principe (Author) |
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2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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