Prevalence, characteristics and clinical features of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in a German university hospital
Our findings revealed that 3.3 % (4 out of 122) of isolates were classified as hvKp. This prevalence appears clinically relevant due to the notoriously aggressive course of infections caused by this pathotype.
Authors
- Katharina Schaufler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2669-8799)
- Stefan E. Heiden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9562-5529)
- Melanie Langheinrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0120-9135)
- Eyüp Doğan
- Elias Eger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5514-8083)
- Karsten Becker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6391-1341)
- Evgeny A. Idelevich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4207-5290)
- Christian Köhler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3921-6776)
Institutions
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Medical Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-07-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmm.2025.151662
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.59
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- European Regional Development Fund