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ArticleBMC microbiology2023

Identification of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae based on biomarkers and Galleria mellonella infection model.

Dongmei Mai, Anqi Wu, Ran Li, Donghao Cai, Huichun Tong, Nan Wang, Junqing Tan

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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7 authors.

Dongmei MaiGuangdong Provincial Second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Anqi WuGuangzhou Nanfang College, Guangzhou, China.
Ran LiGuangdong Provincial Second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Donghao CaiGuangdong Provincial Second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Huichun TongGuangdong Key Laboratory of Non-Human Primate Research, Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS RegenerationJinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Nan WangGuangdong Provincial Second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Junqing TanGuangdong Provincial Second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China. 727033779@qq.com.

Funding

Guangdong Medical Research Foundation B2022136Guangdong Medical Research Foundation B2023187Guangdong Medical Research Foundation B2023188the Traditional Chinese Medicine Bureau of Guangdong Province 20222008the Traditional Chinese Medicine Bureau of Guangdong Province 20232006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrently, clinical laboratories lack an effective method to differentiate between classical Klebsiella pneumoniae (cKP) and hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) strains, leading to delays in diagnosing and treating hvKP infections. Previous studies have identified peg-344, iroB, iucA,

resultsAccording to the clinical data, a total of 108 strains of hvKP were preliminary screened. Among them, 94 strains were further identified using PCR analysis of biomarkers and quantitative determination of SP. The high virulence of hvKP was subsequently confirmed through infection experiments on Galleria mellonella. Additionally, susceptibility testing revealed the identification of 58 carbapenem-resistant hvKP (CR-hvKP) strains and 36 carbapenem-sensitive hvKP (CS-hvKP) strains. By comparing molecular diagnostic indexes, molecular characteristics such as high SP production of CR-hvKP were found.

conclusionThe combination of clinical data and molecular diagnostic index analysis effectively enables the identification of hvKP, particularly CR-hvKP. This study provides a scientific basis for accurate clinical identification and timely treatment of hvKP.

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Klebsiella InfectionsMothsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBiomarkersCarbapenemsHumansKlebsiella pneumoniaeReproducibility of ResultsSiderophoresVirulenceAnti-Bacterial AgentsBiomarkersCarbapenemsSiderophoresGalleria mellonella infection modelHypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniaeSiderophoresVirulence gene

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