Draft Genome Sequence of a Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain Isolated from King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Rayd Algowaihi; Sami Ashgar; Bashir Sirag; Sheerin Shalam; Anmar Nassir; Abdalla Ahmed

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00375-16

Draft Genome Sequence of a Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain Isolated from King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Genome Announc. 2016 May 19;4(3):e00375-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00375-16.

Authors

Rayd Algowaihi¹, Sami Ashgar², Bashir Sirag³, Sheerin Shalam¹, Anmar Nassir², Abdalla Ahmed⁴

Affiliations

¹ Microbiology Unit, Department of Laboratory and Blood Bank, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
³ Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
⁴ Microbiology Unit, Department of Laboratory and Blood Bank, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia [email protected].

Abstract

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative infections represent a growing problem and a serious global threat. Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae is perhaps cause the most difficult infection to treat and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of an MDR K. pneumoniae strain isolated from Makkah, Saudi Arabia.