Genomic epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella in Qatar: emergence and dissemination of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 383 strains

• Main Authors: Tsui, Clement Kin-Ming, Abid, Fatma Ben, Ismail, Khalil Al, McElheny, Christi Lee, Maslamani, Muna Al, Omrani, Ali S., Doi, Yohei
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Virulence; Hybrid Plasmid
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171536
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The emergence of carbapenem-resistant, hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae is a new threat to health care. We studied the molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Qatar using whole-genome sequence data. We also characterized the prevalence and genetic basis of...