Co-existence of antibiotic resistance and virulence factors in carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates from Alexandria, Egypt
The widespread of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae represents a major problem in health care settings. A significant association between certain virulence factors and carbapenemase-encoding genes was observed. Antibiotic stewardship programs and infection control policies should be effectively implemented especially in hospitals to limit the spread of such highly virulent pathogens.
Authors
- Elsayed Aboulmagd
- Aya T. El-kholy
- Mohammed A. El‐Kholy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4944-5962)
- Hoda Omar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8384-9206)
Institutions
- Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport (EG)
- Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport (EG)
- Alexandria University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Microbiology
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-024-03600-1
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.19
Funders
- Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
- Science and Technology Development Fund
- Alexandria University