The clinical isolation rates of carbapenem‐resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR‐KP) continue to increase. In China, clinical CR‐KP isolates are mainly attributed to the blaKPC‐2 gene carried on plasmids, and the blaKPC‐2… Click to show full abstract
The clinical isolation rates of carbapenem‐resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR‐KP) continue to increase. In China, clinical CR‐KP isolates are mainly attributed to the blaKPC‐2 gene carried on plasmids, and the blaKPC‐2 copy number correlates with the expression of KPC enzymes, which can cause elevated carbapenem MICs.
               
Click one of the above tabs to view related content.