Emergence of hypervirulent and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from 2014 - 2021 in Central and Eastern China: a molecular, biological, and epidemiological study

In recent years, the hypervirulent and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae has been increasingly reported worldwide. The objective of this study was to compare the antibiotic resistance and virulence profiles of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent K.pneumoniae (CR-hvKP) and hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant K.pneumoniae (hv-CRKP) and identify the prevailing strain in clinical settings.