Incidence of hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae and phenotypic detection of their virulence factors along with classical strains among patients visiting tertiary care hospital
In comparison, classical strains were more likely to develop ESBL, MBL, KPC, and biofilms while hypermucoviscous strains have higher serum resistance. The present study revealed that hypermucoviscous K. pneumoniae strains are prevalent and can be associated with metastatic invasive infections. Therefore, appropriate treatment strategies and timely diagnosis of these strains to limit their infection are crucial.
Authors
- Sujina Maharjan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-836X)
- Ojaswee Shrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3735-9020)
- Nisha Giri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6514-0520)
- Tika Bahadur Thapa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7337-5602)
- Manisha Sapkota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3997-5932)
- Govardhan Joshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-2303)
- Puspa Raj Khanal
Institutions
- Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.19456
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.59