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Co-occurrence of blaKPC and blaOXA−48 genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from a tertiary-care hospital in Ecuador and evidence of emerging genotypic–phenotypic AMR inconsistencies

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-026-04940-w

Published Online: 2026-03-18

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Authors

Fernández-Salvatierra, David

González-Domenech, Carmen María

Morey-León, Gabriel

Fernández-Cadena, Juan Carlos
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Funding for this research was provided by:

Ecotec University
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Article History

Received: 7 November 2025

Accepted: 6 March 2026

First Online: 18 March 2026

Declarations

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: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University Espíritu Santo (code 2022–001 A), certified by the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador, and conducted in accordance with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. The requirement to obtain informed consent was waived by the same Ethics Committee (Ethics Committee of the Universidad Espíritu Santo) because the study included only isolates from a collection, the data were anonymized, and no patient information was disclosed.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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