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Heinz, Eva 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4413-3756, Pearse, Oliver, Zuza, Allan, Bilima, Sithembile, Msefula, Chisomo, Musicha, Patrick, Siyabu, Patriciah, Tewesa, Edith, Graf, Fabrice, Lester, Rebecca, Lissauer, Samantha, Cornick, Jennifer, Lewis, Joseph ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3837-5188, Kawaza, Kondwani, Thomson, Nicholas R. and Feasey, Nicholas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4041-1405
(2024)
'Longitudinal analysis within one hospital in sub-Saharan Africa over 20 years reveals repeated replacements of dominant clones of Klebsiella pneumoniae and stresses the importance to include temporal patterns for vaccine design considerations'. Genome Medicine, Vol 16, Issue 1, e67.
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Abstract
Background: Infections caused by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria present a severe threat to global public health. The WHO defines drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae as a priority pathogen for which alternative treatments are needed given the limited treatment options and the rapid acquisition of novel resistance mechanisms by this species. Longitudinal descriptions of genomic epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae can inform management strategies but data from sub-Saharan Africa are lacking.
Methods: We present a longitudinal analysis of all invasive K. pneumoniae isolates from a single hospital in Blantyre, Malawi, southern Africa, from 1998 to 2020, combining clinical data with genome sequence analysis of the isolates.
Results: We show that after a dramatic increase in the number of infections from 2016 K. pneumoniae becomes hyperendemic, driven by an increase in neonatal infections. Genomic data show repeated waves of clonal expansion of different, often ward-restricted, lineages, suggestive of hospital-associated transmission. We describe temporal trends in resistance and surface antigens, of relevance for vaccine development.
Conclusions: Our data highlight a clear need for new interventions to prevent rather than treat K. pneumoniae infections in our setting. Whilst one option may be a vaccine, the majority of cases could be avoided by an increased focus on and investment in infection prevention and control measures, which would reduce all healthcare-associated infections and not just one.
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