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Quantifying the clinical virulence of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing carbapenemase Klebsiella pneumoniae with a Galleria mellonella model and a pilot study to translate to patient outcomes

BACKGROUND: Previous studies may have overestimated morbidity and mortality due to Klebsiella pneumoniae producing carbapenemase (KPC) Klebsiella pneumoniae infections because of difficulties in modeling patient comorbidities. This pilot study sought to evaluate KPC virulence by combining clinical a...

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Autores principales: McLaughlin, Milena M, Advincula, M Renee, Malczynski, Michael, Barajas, Grace, Qi, Chao, Scheetz, Marc H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3897888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24428847
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-31