<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Bronchoscopes have been linked to outbreaks of nosocomial infections. The phenotypic and genomic profiles of bronchoscope-associated <italic>Klebsiella aerogenes</italic> isolates are largely unknown. In this work, a total of 358 isolates and 13 isolates were recovered from samples after clinical procedures and samples after decontamination procedures, respectively, over the five months. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing found seven <italic>K. aerogenes</italic> isolates exhibiting a low-level resistance to antimicrobial agents. Among seven <italic>K. aerogenes</italic> isolates, we found five sequence types (STs) clustered into three main clades. Collectively, this study described for the first time the phenotypic and genomic characteristics of bronchoscope-associated <italic>K. aerogenes</italic>.</p></abstract>

Bronchoscopes have been linked to outbreaks of nosocomial infections. The phenotypic and genomic profiles of bronchoscope-associated Klebsiella aerogenes isolates are largely unknown. In this work, a total of 358 isolates and 13 isolates were recovered from samples after clinical procedures and samples after decontamination procedures, respectively, over the five months. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing found seven K. aerogenes isolates exhibiting a low-level resistance to antimicrobial agents. Among seven K. aerogenes isolates, we found five sequence types (STs) clustered into three main clades. Collectively, this study described for the first time the phenotypic and genomic characteristics of bronchoscope-associated K. aerogenes.

Comparative Genomic Analysis and Phenotypic Characterization of Bronchoscope-Associated <italic>Klebsiella aerogenes</italic>

Polish Journal of Microbiology

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Comparative Genomic Analysis and Phenotypic Characterization of Bronchoscope-Associated 

Bronchoscopes have been linked to outbreaks of nosocomial infections. The phenotypic and genomic profiles of bronchoscope-associated Klebsiella aerogenes...

Comparative Genomic Analysis and Phenotypic Characterization of Bronchoscope-Associated Klebsiella aerogenes

Article Category: short-communication

Published Online: Sep 17, 2021

Page range: 409 - 412

Received: Jun 06, 2021

Accepted: Aug 04, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2021-038

Keywords
bronchoscope-associated, phenotypic, genomics characteristics

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Comparative Genomic Analysis and Phenotypic Characterization of Bronchoscope-Associated Klebsiella aerogenes

Article Category: short-communication

Published Online: Sep 17, 2021

Page range: 409 - 412

Received: Jun 06, 2021

Accepted: Aug 04, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2021-038

Keywordsbronchoscope-associated, phenotypic, genomics characteristics

© 2021 Fang Huang et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Supplementary Material Details

Keywords
bronchoscope-associated, phenotypic, genomics characteristics