Genotypic Characterization of Clinical Klebsiella spp. Isolates Collected From Patients With Suspected Community-Onset Sepsis, Sweden.

ABSTRACT: Klebsiella is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria known to be opportunistic pathogens that may cause a variety of infections in humans. Highly drug-resistant Klebsiella species, especially K. pneumoniae, have emerged rapidly and are becoming a major concern in clinical management. Although K. pneumoniae is considered the most important pathogen within the genus, the true clinical significance of the other species is likely underrecognized due to the inability of conventional microbiological methods to distinguish between the species leading to high rates of misidentification. Bacterial whole-genome sequencing (WGS) enables precise species identification and characterization that other technologies do not allow. Herein, we have characterized the diversity and trait

SUBMITTER: Saxenborn P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8120268 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature