Klebsiella spp. are important pathogens associated with bacteremia among admitted children and is among the leading cause of death in children < 5 years in postmortem studies, supporting a larger role than previously considered in childhood mortality. Herein, we compared the antimicrobial susceptibility, mechanisms of resistance, and the virulence profile of Klebsiella spp. from admitted and postmortem children.

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Klebsiella spp. cause severe and fatal disease in Mozambican children: antimicrobial resistance profile and molecular characterization

Authors: Arsénia J. Massinga, Marcelino Garrine, Augusto Messa Jr, Nélio A. Nobela, Nadia Boisen, Sergio Massora, Anélsio Cossa, Rosauro Varo, António Sitoe, Juan Carlos Hurtado, Jaume Ordi, Hélio Mucavele, Tacilta Nhampossa, Robert F. Breiman, Cynthia G. Whitney, Dianna M. Blau, Quique Bassat, Inácio Mandomando