Global update on hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

According to WHO, increased identification of hvKp sequence type (ST) 23 isolates containing carbapenemases prompted the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Surveillance System on Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance Reporting (GLASS-EAR) earlier this year to request information pertaining to the strains in order to evaluate the ongoing global situation. “HvKp was initially recognised to cause life-threatening infections in healthy individuals from the community, often involving multiple sites, some of which are unusual for classical K pneumoniae, such as the central nervous system, eyes, and fascia”, said Thomas Russo (University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA). [...]according to recent information, hvKp shows increasing geographic distribution, multidrug resistance, and health care-related association.