[HTML][HTML] “Superbugs” with hypervirulence and carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae: the rise of such emerging nosocomial pathogens in China

D Pu, J Zhao, K Chang, X Zhuo, B Cao - Science Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Although hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) can produce community-acquired
infections that are fatal in young and adult hosts, such as pyogenic liver abscess …

[HTML][HTML] Combatting resistance: understanding multi-drug resistant pathogens in intensive care units

J Teng, S Imani, A Zhou, Y Zhao, L Du, S Deng… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The escalating misuse and excessive utilization of antibiotics have led to the widespread
dissemination of drug-resistant bacteria, posing a significant global healthcare crisis. Of …

Antibiotic Heteroresistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae

K Stojowska-Swędrzyńska, A Łupkowska… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most common pathogens responsible for infections,
including pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and bacteremias. The increasing prevalence …

Co-occurrence of bla NDM–1 and mcr-9 in a Conjugative IncHI2/HI2A Plasmid From a Bloodstream Infection-Causing Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Z Liu, X Hang, X Xiao, W Chu, X Li, Y Liu, X Li… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Spread of the carbapenemase-encoding and mobilized colistin resistance (mcr) genes
among Enterobacteriales poses a great threat to global public health, especially when the …

Emergence of Colistin Resistance in Carbapenem-Resistant Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Under the Pressure of Tigecycline

Y Zhang, X Wang, S Wang, S Sun, H Li… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Colistin and tigecycline are the last options against carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent
Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP). Intersecting resistance determinants have been …

[HTML][HTML] Novel drug candidates against antibiotic-resistant microorganisms: A review

JS Lim, YY Chai, WX Ser, A Van Haeren… - Iranian Journal of …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Antibiotic resistance is fast spreading globally, leading to treatment failures and adverse
clinical outcomes. This review focuses on the resistance mechanisms of the top five …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular typing methods & resistance mechanisms of MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae

S Kumar, R Anwer, A Azzi - AIMS microbiology, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The emergence and transmission of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP)
have been recognized as a major public health concern. Here, we investigated the …

Risk factors for, and molecular epidemiology and clinical outcomes of, carbapenem‐and polymyxin‐resistant Gram‐negative bacterial infections in pregnant women …

J Osei Sekyere, MA Reta… - Annals of the New York …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the following systematic review and meta‐analyses, we report several conclusions about
resistance to carbapenem and polymyxin last‐resort antibiotics for treating multidrug …

Genomic Characterization of ESBL- and Carbapenemase-Positive Enterobacteriaceae Co-harboring mcr-9 in Japan

A Nakamura, T Nakamura, M Niki, T Kuchibiro… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Worldwide spread of Enterobacteriaceae resistant to colistin, a polypeptide antibacterial
drug for last-resort treatment of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) …

Deep mutational scanning reveals the active-site sequence requirements for the colistin antibiotic resistance enzyme MCR-1

Z Sun, T Palzkill - Mbio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Colistin (polymyxin E) and polymyxin B have been used as last-resort agents for treating
infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. However, their efficacy has …