Application of “Precision Medicine” Through the Molecular Characterization of Extensively Drug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Multivisceral Transplant Patient

To the Editor—The effective treatment and prophylaxis of bacterial infections are essential to guarantee the safety of surgical interventions, from routine procedures to organ transplantation. The emergence of carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CP-CRE) threatens the ability to successfully perform these life-saving interventions [1].

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