Dissemination of hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in wastewater.
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative bacterium, which can cause a range of difficult-to-treat infections, like; wound infections, urinary tract infections (UTIs), pneumonia, and other diseases. Recent studies have shown that hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae (hv-CRKp) is a single, widespread "super-p...