Author/Authors :
Joanna Kubler-Kielb، نويسنده , , Evgeny Vinogradov، نويسنده , , Weng-Ian Ng، نويسنده , , Beata Maczynska، نويسنده , , Adam Junka، نويسنده , , Marzenna Bartoszewicz، نويسنده , , Adrian Zelazny، نويسنده , , John Bennett، نويسنده , , Rachel Schneerson، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) are isolated with increasing frequency, especially from immunocompromized patients. The capsular polysaccharide (CPS) types of CPKP were not determined. Investigation of two CRKP isolates from a 2011 outbreak at the Clinical Center, the National Institutes of Health, identified a new capsular type shared by the two isolates, similar to K. pneumonia K19 and K34 but structurally different than any published K. pneumoniae CPS repeating unit:
Keywords :
Capsular polysaccharide , LPS , KPC , structure , CRKP
