A geographic cluster of healthcare-associated carbapenemase-producing hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 23.

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae has typically been associated with invasive, community-associated infections. This study describes the molecular, epidemiological and clinical characteristics of a cluster of carbapenemase-producing hypervirulent K. pneumoniae in the South-East of Ireland.

Specialist training in medical microbiology across Europe in 2021-an update on the actual training situation based on a survey.

Background: The importance of defining and establishing professional standards for Clinical Microbiology (CM) in Europe has long been highlighted, starting with the development of a European curriculum. The first European Curriculum in Medical Microbiology (MM) was adopted by the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) council in 2017.

Objectives: This paper assesses how training programmes in CM in Europe align with the European curriculum, just under 5 years after its introduction, and reviews what methods of assessment are in use to assess the CM trainees' progress during training programmes.