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Large-scale genomic analysis of global Klebsiella pneumoniae plasmids reveals m...
Spadar, Anton; Perdigão, João; Campino, Susana; Clark, Taane G.Background Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) Gram-negative bacteria cause nosocomial infections and rapidly acquire antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which makes it a global threat to human health. It also has a comparatively rare hypervirulent phenotype that can lead to severe disease in otherwise healthy individuals. Unlike classic Kp, canonical hypervirulent strains usually have limited AMR. However, after initial ca...
Emergence of KPC-3- and OXA-181-producing ST13 and ST17 Klebsiella pneumoniae i...
Elias, Rita; Spadar, Anton; Hendrickx, Antoni P A; Bonnin, Remy A; Dortet, Laurent; Pinto, Margarida; Phelan, Jody E; Portugal, Isabel; Campino, SusanaBackground Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) strains are of particular concern, especially strains with mobilizable carbapenemase genes such as blaKPC, blaNDM or blaOXA-48, given that carbapenems are usually the last line drugs in the β-lactam class and, resistance to this sub-class is associated with increased mortality and frequently co-occurs with resistance to other antimicrobial classes. Ob...
A phylogenomic approach for the analysis of colistin resistance-associated gene...
Elias, Rita; Spadar, Anton; Phelan, Jody; Melo-Cristino, José; Lito, Luís; Pinto, Margarida; Gonçalves, Luísa; Campino, Susana; Clark, Taane G.The emergence of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains has triggered the use of old antibiotics such as colistin. This is driving the emergence of colistin resistance in multidrug-resistant strains that underlie life-threatening infections. This study analyses the mutational diversity of 22 genes associated with colistin resistance in 140 K. pneumoniae clinical isolates integrated in a high-reso...
Genomic epidemiological analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Portuguese hospi...
Spadar, Anton; Phelan, Jody; Elias, Rita; Modesto, Ana; Caneiras, Cátia; Marques, Cátia; Lito, Luís; Pinto, Margarida; Cavaco‑Silva, PatríciaKlebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) bacteria are an increasing threat to public health and represent one of the most concerning pathogens involved in life-threatening infections and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). To understand the epidemiology of AMR of Kp in Portugal, we analysed whole genome sequencing, susceptibility testing and other meta data on 509 isolates collected nationwide from 16 hospitals and environmental...
Genomic analysis of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae reveals potential genet...
Spadar, Anton; Perdigão, João; Campino, Susana; Clark, TaaneThe majority of Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) infections are nosocomial, but a growing number of community-acquired infections are caused by hypervirulent strains (hvKp) characterised by liver invasion and rapid metastasis. Unlike nosocomial Kp infections, hvKp are generally susceptible to antibiotics. Due to the rapid progression of hvKp infections, timely and accurate diagnosis is required for effective treatmen...
A phylogenomic approach for the analysis of colistin resistance-associated gene...
Elias, Rita; Spadar, Anton; Phelan, Jody; Melo-Cristino, José; Lito, Luís; Pinto, Margarida; Gonçalves, Luísa; Campino, Susana; Clark, TaaneThe emergence of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains has triggered the use of old antibiotics such as colistin. This is driving the emergence of colistin resistance in multidrug-resistant strains that underlie life-threatening infections. This study analyses the mutational diversity of 22 genes associated with colistin resistance in 140 K. pneumoniae clinical isolates integrated in a high-reso...
Genomic epidemiological analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Portuguese hospi...
Spadar, Anton; Phelan, Jody; Elias, Rita; Modesto, Ana; Caneiras, Cátia; Marques, Cátia; Lito, Luís; Pinto, Margarida; Cavaco-Silva, PatríciaKlebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) bacteria are an increasing threat to public health and represent one of the most concerning pathogens involved in life-threatening infections and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). To understand the epidemiology of AMR of Kp in Portugal, we analysed whole genome sequencing, susceptibility testing and other meta data on 509 isolates collected nationwide from 16 hospitals and environmental...
Methylation analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Portuguese hospitals
Spadar, Anton; Perdigão, João; Phelan, Jody; Charleston, James; Modesto, Ana; Elias, Rita; Sessions, Paola Florez de; Hibberd, Martin L.Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important nosocomial infectious agent with a high antimicrobial resistance (AMR) burden. The application of long read sequencing technologies is providing insights into bacterial chromosomal and putative extra-chromosomal genetic elements (PEGEs) associated with AMR, but also epigenetic DNA methylation, which is thought to play a role in cleavage of foreign DNA and expression regulat...
Whole-genome sequencing resolves a polyclonal outbreak by extended-spectrum bet...
Perdigão, João; Modesto, Ana; Pereira, A. L.; Neto, O.; Matos, V.; Godinho, A.; Phelan, Jody; Charleston, James; Spadar, AntonKlebsiella pneumoniae has emerged as an important nosocomial pathogen, with whole-genome sequencing (WGS) significantly improving our ability to characterize associated outbreaks. Our study sought to perform a genome-wide analysis of multiclonal K. pneumoniae isolates (n=39; 23 patients) producing extended spectrum beta-lactamases and/or carbapenemases sourced between 2011 and 2016 in a Portuguese tertiary-care...
Methylation analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Portuguese hospitals
Spadar, Anton; Perdigão, João; Phelan, Jody; Charleston, James; Modesto, Ana; Elias, Rita; De Sessions, Paola; Hibberd, Martin L.; Campino, SusanaKlebsiella pneumoniae is an important nosocomial infectious agent with a high antimicrobial resistance (AMR) burden. The application of long read sequencing technologies is providing insights into bacterial chromosomal and putative extra-chromosomal genetic elements (PEGEs) associated with AMR, but also epigenetic DNA methylation, which is thought to play a role in cleavage of foreign DNA and expression regulat...