Genetic and Functional Analysis of the <i>pks</i> Gene in Clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates

Chenshuo Luo, Yanshu Chen, Xueni Hu, Shanjian Chen, Yulan Lin, Xiaoqian Liu, Bin Yang

Microbiology Spectrum · 2023 · 15 citations · 24 references

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The infection rate with pks -positive K. pneumoniae has been increasing in recent years. Two previous surveys in Taiwan reported 25.6% pks gene islands and 16.7% pks -positive K. pneumoniae strains in bloodstream infections, and Chinese scholars also did a survey of K. pneumoniae bloodstream infections in Changsha, China, and found 26.8% pks -positive K. pneumoniae .

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