Prevalence and Molecular Characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae Harboring the Pks Island from Cancer Patients in China
The distribution of <i>pks</i>-positive <i>K. pneumoniae</i> in different types of cancer combined with its hypervirulent determinants highlighted the potential pathogenicity of genotoxins, which requires close clinical attention and epidemic tracking.
Authors
- Liqiang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8399-3957)
- Qun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7592-9824)
- Zhenghua Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8407-4063)
- Jing Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2245-0278)
- Jiuxin Qu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1061-2353)
- Xingwei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5625-6497)
- Li Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3115-8196)
- Yongping Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7702-6071)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Southern University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Kingmed Diagnostics (CN)
- Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital (CN)
- Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection and Drug Resistance
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/idr.s522818
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.18
Funders
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences