{"title":"Multidrug-resistant hypervirulent <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>: an evolving superbug.","authors":"Yu Zheng, Xiaojue Zhu, Chao Ding, Weiqiang Chu, Xiaoxiao Pang, Ruxia Zhang, Jiucheng Ma, Guoxin Xu","doi":"10.1080/17460913.2025.2482478","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Multidrug-resistant hypervirulent <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> (MDR-hvKP) combines high pathogenicity with multidrug resistance to become a new superbug. MDR-hvKP reports continue to emerge, shattering the perception that hypervirulent <i>K. pneumoniae</i> (hvKP) strains are antibiotic sensitive. Patients infected with MDR-hvKP strains have been reported in Asia, particularly China. Although hvKP can acquire drug resistance genes, MDR-hvKP seems to be more easily transformed from classical <i>K. pneumoniae</i> (cKP), which has a strong gene uptake ability. To better understand the biology of MDR-hvKP, this review discusses the virulence factors, resistance mechanisms, formation pathways, and identification of MDR-hvKP. Given their destructive and transmissible potential, continued surveillance of these organisms and enhanced control measures should be prioritized.</p>","PeriodicalId":12773,"journal":{"name":"Future microbiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Future microbiology","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17460913.2025.2482478","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MICROBIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Multidrug-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (MDR-hvKP) combines high pathogenicity with multidrug resistance to become a new superbug. MDR-hvKP reports continue to emerge, shattering the perception that hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKP) strains are antibiotic sensitive. Patients infected with MDR-hvKP strains have been reported in Asia, particularly China. Although hvKP can acquire drug resistance genes, MDR-hvKP seems to be more easily transformed from classical K. pneumoniae (cKP), which has a strong gene uptake ability. To better understand the biology of MDR-hvKP, this review discusses the virulence factors, resistance mechanisms, formation pathways, and identification of MDR-hvKP. Given their destructive and transmissible potential, continued surveillance of these organisms and enhanced control measures should be prioritized.
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Future Microbiology delivers essential information in concise, at-a-glance article formats. Key advances in the field are reported and analyzed by international experts, providing an authoritative but accessible forum for this increasingly important and vast area of research.