First report of Klebsiella quasipneumoniae harboring blaKPC-2 in Saudi Arabia

Sharif Hala; Chakkiath Paul Antony; Mohammed Alshehri; Abdulhakeem O. Althaqafi; Asim Alsaedi; Areej Mufti; Mai Kaaki; Baraa T. Alhaj-Hussein; Hosam M. Zowawi; Abdulfattah Al-Amri; Arnab Pain

doi:10.1186/s13756-019-0653-9

First report of Klebsiella quasipneumoniae harboring blaKPC-2 in Saudi Arabia

Sharif Hala, Chakkiath Paul Antony, Mohammed Alshehri, Abdulhakeem O. Althaqafi, Asim Alsaedi, Areej Mufti, Mai Kaaki, Baraa T. Alhaj-Hussein, Hosam M. Zowawi, Abdulfattah Al-Amri, Arnab Pain

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Nosocomial infections caused by multi-drug resistant Enterobacteriaceae are a global public health threat that ought to be promptly identified, reported, and addressed accurately. Many carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae-associated genes have been identified in Saudi Arabia but not the endemic Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPCs), which are encoded by blaKPC-type genes. KPCs are known for their exceptional spreading potential.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-019-0653-9
State	Published - Dec 19 2019

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First report of Klebsiella quasipneumoniae harboring blaKPC-2 in Saudi Arabia

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