Carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae infection is associated with significantly higher mortality compared to carbapenem-susceptible strains in 4240 patients.
Resistant superbugs kill more than 12 times as often as susceptible strains in severe infections
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated clinical outcomes in 4240 patients with hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (HvKp) infect…
When bacteria resists last-resort antibiotics, patients with severe infections face a 57% death risk instead of 21%.
