September 26, 2024 by University Medical Center Utrecht Department of Medical Microbiology at UMC Utrecht. Credit: University Medical Center UtrechtResearch at UMC Utrecht has identified 29 novel antibodies against the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae, an important cause of drug-resistant infections. Using genetic and functional approaches, the researchers also managed to unravel how these antibodies interact with...
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Research IDs likely culprit that turns Klebsiella pneumoniae into a devastating, drug-resistant killer
September 19, 2024 by Ellen Goldbaum, University at Buffalo Relative contributions of genetic elements in hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in vivo models of infection. Credit: eBioMedicine (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105302More than a decade ago, physicians around the world began reporting cases due to a new hypervirulent strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae, which could infect and severely sicken otherwise...
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Mouse study shows bacteriophage therapy could fight drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
Using viruses instead of antibiotics to tame troublesome drug-resistant bacteria is a promising strategy, known as bacteriophage or “phage therapy.” Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have used two different bacteriophage viruses individually and then together to successfully treat research mice infected with multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 258 (ST258). The bacterium K. pneumoniae ST258...