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Enteric dysbiosis and fecal calprotectin expression in premature infants. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundPremature infants often develop enteric dysbiosis with a preponderance of Gammaproteobacteria, which has been related to adverse clinical outcomes.
A Ghidini, AG Roseth, Akhil Maheshwari, Alyson L. Yee, BC MacQueen, Benjamin A. Torres, Bradley Kane, BS Fullerton, C Rouge, C Urbaniak, CJ Stewart, D Boccia, D Canioni, DC Straus, EA Albanna, F Sommer, FJ Verdam, HH Stone, HM Moore, HR Hill, J Penders, Jack A. Gilbert, JM Rhoads, JP Gisbert, LM Kindinger, M Pammi, M Zhang, Maureen W. Groer, MC Lu, MS Goyal, N Gregersen, PD Smith, PJ Turnbaugh, R Cortese, RM Torrazza, RM Torrazza, SH Patel, Thao T. B. Ho, TTB Ho, VK Gupta, Y Wang, Y Zhou   +41 more
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Peculiar purulence: Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae causing pyomyositis [PDF]

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
This report describes the first confirmed case of isolated pyomyositis caused by a hypervirulent strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Pyomyositis is almost universally caused by gram-positive organisms and while the recent emergence of invasive disease due to hypervirulent K.
Okechukwu Mgbemena, David P. Serota, Sonali Kumar, Jessie E. Wozniak, David S. Weiss, Russell Ryan Kempker   +5 more
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Identification of a Chromosomal Integrated DNA Fragment Containing the rmpA2 and iucABCDiutA Virulence Genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae

mSphere, 2020
Klebsiella pneumoniae is increasingly being regarded as a reservoir of diverse antibiotic resistance genes and a pathogen that causes severe infections in both the hospital and the community.
Xuemei Yang, Lianwei Ye, Yi Li, Edward Wai-Chi Chan, Rong Zhang, Sheng Chen   +5 more
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Draft genome sequences of 25 Listeria monocytogenes isolates associated with human clinical Listeriosis in Ireland [PDF]

, 2017
Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive opportunistic pathogen that is the causative agent of listeriosis. Here, we report the draft genome sequences of 25 L.
Cormican, Martin, Culligan, Eamonn P., DeLappe, Niall, Gahan, Cormac G., Hill, Colin, Hilliard, Amber, Jordan, Kieran, Leong, Dara, Morgan, Ciara A., O'Callaghan, Amy   +9 more
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High Production of LukMF' in Staphylococcus aureus Field Strains Is Associated with Clinical Bovine Mastitis [PDF]

, 2018
Staphylococcus aureus, a major cause of bovine mastitis, produces a wide range of immune-evasion molecules. The bi-component leukocidin LukMF' is a potent killer of bovine neutrophils in vitro.
Benedictus, Lindert, Duim, Birgitta, Hoekstra, Jurriaan, Koop, Gerrit, Rutten, Victor, Sommeling, Laura, Spaninks, Mirlin, van Werven, Tine   +7 more
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Multidrug-Resistant and Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae from Invasive Clinical Samples: Evidence from a Tertiary-Care Hospital in India

Microbiology Research
The rise in multidrug resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae is an alarming issue, especially in invasive infections among patients with co-morbidities. With the gain of hypervirulence traits, multidrug-resistant K.
Shubhangi Kansal, Kavita Gupta, Shubhneet Kaur Mamik, Neelam Taneja, Archana Angrup   +4 more
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Convergence of carbapenem resistance and hypervirulence in a highly-transmissible ST11 clone of K. pneumoniae: An epidemiological, genomic and functional study

Virulence, 2021
Co-occurrence of hypervirulence and KPC-2 carbapenem resistant phenotypes in a highly-transmissible ST11 clone ofKlebsiella pneumoniae has elicited deep concerns from public health stand point.
Ping Li, Qiqiang Liang, Wugao Liu, Beiwen Zheng, Lizhang Liu, Wei Wang, Zhijiang Xu, Man Huang, Youjun Feng   +8 more
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Dynamic ploidy changes drive fluconazole resistance in human cryptococcal meningitis. [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) causes an estimated 180,000 deaths annually, predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa, where most patients receive fluconazole (FLC) monotherapy. While relapse after FLC monotherapy with resistant strains is frequently
Berman, J, Bicanic, T, Fisher, MC, Harrison, TS, Hope, W, Kivuyo, S, Kwon-Chung, J, Mfinanga, S, Molloy, SF, Needleman, L, Rhodes, J, Rugemalila, J, Segal, ES, Stone, NR   +13 more
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Hypervirulent strains of Clostridium difficile [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2007
Abstract North America has seen increasing numbers of hospitalised patients and others in nursing homes and the community, with more severe Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea. This is also described in Northern Europe and surveillance systems are being developed or improved to monitor the situation.
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Emergence of KPC-2 and NDM-13-coproducing carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae with high-risk sequence type ST11

Frontiers in Microbiology
BackgroundCarbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKp) co-producing KPC and NDM poses serious threats to public health. This study aimed to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the resistance and virulence of a clinical CR ...
Jia Tao, Jia Tao, Liru Wang, Liru Wang, Na Yang, Hui Fu, Hui Fu, Xinxin Hu, Xinxin Hu, Tingyu Lai, Jianning Jin, Gang Li, Gang Li   +12 more
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