NPPA and infection: In Europe, antibiotic resistant Kp was responsible for more than 89,000 infections and 5,600 attributable deaths in 2015.4 Several new antibiotic resistance genes were first discovered within Kp before spreading to other pathogens.5 Consequently, The World Health Organization considers antibiotic-resistant Kp as a critical-priority bacterium in antibiotic research and development.6