DNA Sequencing Finds Uncommon Klebsiella Strain Circulating Among Houston Patients

May 16, 2017

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – An uncommon strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae is circulating among patients in Houston, according to a new sequencing-based study.

A Houston Methodist Research Institute-led team of researchers sequenced the genomes of nearly 2,000 K. pneumoniae strains isolated from patients at a local hospital system. K. pneumoniae causes infections, especially among hospital patients, that are becoming more challenging to treat as strains are growing resistant to multiple antibiotics.

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