Carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: where is it headed in the tug-of-war between virulence and resistance?

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Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China; Institute of Medical Technology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China. Electronic address:

Published: March 2025

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