2024-02-08Zeitschriftenartikel
Presence of hypervirulence-associated determinants in Klebsiella pneumoniae from hospitalised patients in Germany
Wahl, Anika; Fischer, Martin A.; Klaper, Kathleen; Müller, Annelie; Borgmann, Stefan; Friesen, Johannes; Hunfeld, Klaus-Peter; Ilmberger, Arkadius; Kolbe-Busch, Susanne; Kresken, Michael; Lippmann, Norman; Lübbert, Christoph; Marschner, Matthias; Neumann, Bernd; Pfennigwerth, Niels; Probst-Kepper, Michael; Rödel, Jürgen; Schulze, Marco H.; Zautner, Andreas E.; Werner, Guido; Pfeifer, Yvonne
Background:
Klebsiella (K.) pneumoniae is a ubiquitous Gram-negative bacterium and a common coloniser of animals and humans. Today, K. pneumoniae is one of the most persistent nosocomial pathogens worldwide and poses a ...