Bibliometric Analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae: Antibiotic Resistance, Virulence Genes and Biofilm Formation 2011 – 2022

• Main Author: Nur Shahira, Zulkarnain
• Format: Final Year Project Report
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2022
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39653/1/NUR%20SHAHIRA%20BINTI%20ZULKARNAIN%20ft.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39653/

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a part of K. pneumoniae is a part of Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, K. pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter species (ESKAPE) pathogen that can cause of significant community and hospital-acquired infections. The risk of K. pneumoniae diseases rises in the availability of healthcare equipment, including respiratory support equipment, caterers used in newborn units and urine caterers. K. pneumoniae strains are rapidly evolving into multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains, posing a significant concern to patients due to an increased mortality risk that causes around 11.8% of all hospital-acquired infections worldwide. Bibliometric analysis has been commonly used in various scientific studies to ensure the accessibility of published research and the development of medical policies and procedures Yet, no bibliometric study specified on virulence genes, biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance have been published. The objectives of this study are to determine the types of virulence genes of K. pneumoniae, to identify types of antibiotic that K. pneumoniae resistance to and to indicate the bibliometric analysis of K. pneumoniae using VOSviewer and R studio. This was a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of studies on virulence genes, biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance of K. pneumoniae. Scopus was used to obtain articles for research period of 2011 to 2022. Relevant bibliometric criteria including yearly growth, research output for several countries, various types of virulence genes and antibiotic were applied to the retrieved papers. Using the VOSviewer and R studio application, research collaboration and network visualization maps were constructed. The results were divided followed the keywords which were antibiotic resistance, biofilm formation and virulence genes. From 2011 to 2022, the number of articles published annually were increased such as 158 for biofilm formation, antibiotic resistance (312) and virulence genes (264). Most retrieved articles originated in China. The frequent international collaboration was between USAChina regarding the three study keywords. Frontiers in Microbiology was the most active journal that published the related studies. The significance of this study is that identification of antibiotic resistance, biofilm formation and virulence genes might be useful to develop effective strategies to treat K. pneumoniae among medical practitioners.