Convergent Klebsiella pneumoniae strains belonging to a sequence type 307 outbreak clone combine cefiderocol and carbapenem resistance with hypervirulence

• Katharina Schaufler,
• Thaddäus Echelmeyer,
• Michael Schwabe,
• Sebastian Guenther,
• Jürgen A. Bohnert,
• Karsten Becker,
• Helmut Fickenscher,
• Aike Bueter,
• Gregor Maschkowitz,
• Andi Krumbholz,
• Dennis Nurjadi,
• Stefan E. Heiden,
• Elias Eger

Affiliations

Katharina Schaufler

Institute of Infection Medicine, Christian-Albrecht University Kiel and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany

Thaddäus Echelmeyer

Institute of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

Michael Schwabe

Institute of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

Sebastian Guenther

Institute of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

Jürgen A. Bohnert

Friedrich Loeffler-Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

Karsten Becker

Friedrich Loeffler-Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

Helmut Fickenscher

Institute of Infection Medicine, Christian-Albrecht University Kiel and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany

Aike Bueter

Institute of Infection Medicine, Christian-Albrecht University Kiel and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany

Gregor Maschkowitz

Institute of Infection Medicine, Christian-Albrecht University Kiel and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany

Andi Krumbholz

Institute of Infection Medicine, Christian-Albrecht University Kiel and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany

Dennis Nurjadi

Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Lübeck and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany

Stefan E. Heiden

Department of Epidemiology and Ecology of Antimicrobial Resistance, Helmholtz Institute for One Health, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research HZI, Greifswald, Germany

Elias Eger

Institute of Infection Medicine, Christian-Albrecht University Kiel and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany