WHO Warns of Carbapenem-Resistant Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumonia

Earlier in 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a request for information after several countries reported an increase in isolates identified as carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumonia (hvKp). Now WHO has issued a warning after 16 of 43 responding countries reported the presence of hvKp, 12 of which also reported carbapenem resistance.