Abstract
A hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae SL218 (ST23-KL57), phylogenetically distinct from the classical hypervirulent SL23 (ST23-KL1) lineage, was transmitted between hospitalised patients in Denmark in 2021. The isolate carried a hybrid resistance and virulence plasmid containing blaNDM-1 and a plasmid containing blaOXA-48 (pOXA-48); the latter plasmid was horizontally transferred within-patient to Serratia marcescens. The convergence of drug resistance and virulence factors in single plasmids and in different lineages of K. pneumoniae is concerning and requires surveillance.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin |
Vol/bind | 28 |
Udgave nummer | 17 |
Antal sider | 7 |
ISSN | 1025-496X |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2023 |