Screening of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> isolates reveals the spread of strong biofilm formers and class 1 integrons
The study reveals spread of strong biofilm formers with extensive virulence and antimicrobial-resistant genes, and integrons responsible for multidrug resistance among the clinical isolates of K. pneumoniae in Pune, India, posing a threat to the public health and necessitating close surveillance, accurate diagnosis, control, and therapeutic management of infections.
Authors
- Ujjayni Saha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2696-1033)
- Sunil D. Saroj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8071-2731)
- Savita Jadhav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3439-9462)
- Ketaki Pathak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8727-1510)
Institutions
- Symbiosis International University (IN)
- Index Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre (IN)
- Medical College For Women and Hospital
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Microbiology
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxae275
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.51
Funders
- Department of Science and Technology, Republic of South Africa