Microbiology spectrum
Genomic epidemiology of putative hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae species complex in Dutch patients, January-December 2022.
Karuna E W Vendrik, Gijs Teunis, Fardau Anema, Fabian Landman, Angela de Haan, Jeroen Bos, Sandra Witteveen, Annelot F Schoffelen, Sabine C de Greeff, Ed J Kuijper, Antoni P A Hendrickx, Daan W Notermans, hvKp study group
Published: 202610.1128/spectrum.02259-25
Abstract
Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae species complex (hvKp) can cause invasive infections with spontaneous abscesses, also in previously healthy individuals. In contrast to Asia, hvKp is considered rare in Europe but has received more attention in the…
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