Real-time FT-IR typing of Klebsiella pneumoniae: a flexible and rapid approach for outbreak detection and infection control.

Journal: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Published Date: Jul 1, 2025

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Expansion of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CP-Kp) is driven by within-hospital transmission, requiring timely typing data for effective infection control.

Authors

  • Ana Beatriz Gonçalves
    UCIBIO, i4HB, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, Porto 4050-313, Portugal.
  • Valquíria Alves
    Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Local Healthcare Unit, Matosinhos, Portugal.
  • Isabel Neves
    Infection Control and Antimicrobial Resistance Department, Local Healthcare Unit, Matosinhos, Portugal.
  • Antónia Read
    Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Local Healthcare Unit, Matosinhos, Portugal.
  • Natália Pinheiro
    Infection Control and Antimicrobial Resistance Department, Local Healthcare Unit, Matosinhos, Portugal.
  • Anna E Henius
    Department for Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Henrik Hasman
    Department for Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Luísa Peixe
    UCIBIO, i4HB, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, Porto 4050-313, Portugal.
  • Ângela Novais
    UCIBIO, i4HB, Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, Porto 4050-313, Portugal.

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