Foodborne Klebsiella pneumoniae: Virulence Potential, Antibiotic Resistance, and Risks to Food Safety

• Published in: Journal of food protection Vol. 83; no. 7; pp. 1096 - 1103
• Main Authors: Hartantyo, Sri Harminda Pahm, Chau, Man Ling, Koh, Tse Hsien, Yap, Min, Yi, Tseng, Cao, Delphine Yan Hong, GutiÉrrez, Ramona Alikiiteaga, Ng, Lee Ching
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Limited 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Abscesses; Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial agents; Antimicrobial resistance; Bacteria; Bacterial Proteins; Beansprouts; Ceftriaxone; Cephalosporins; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Diffusion tests; Disease resistance; DNA; Drug resistance; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Food; Food chains; Food handling; Food Safety; Genes; Glycerol; Humans; Hygiene; Klebsiella; Klebsiella Infections; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Klebsiella pneumoniae - genetics; Laboratories; Liver; Liver diseases; Multidrug resistance; Nosocomial infections; Opportunist infection; Pathogenicity; Pathogens; Personal hygiene; Polymerase chain reaction; Pork; Public health; Virulence; Virulence Factors; Singapore; K1 K. pneumoniae; rmpA; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Antibiotic resistance; Food

Gastrointestinal carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae is a predisposing factor for liver abscess in several Asian countries. To determine whether hypervirulent K. pneumoniae in the gut may be transmitted through food, we screened a range of raw and ready-to-eat retail food by culture and recovered K. p...