Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8746422 | Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance | 2017 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
This report confirms the continuous dissemination of hypervirulent K. pneumoniae strains among patients of non-Asian descent in Europe. Moreover, it highlights the genetic background of an atypical hypervirulent K. pneumoniae causing a severe invasive infection despite not possessing the classical virulence characteristics of hypermucoviscous strains.
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Authors
Baharak Babouee Flury, Valentina Donà , Niccolò Buetti, Hansjakob Furrer, Andrea Endimiani,