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Antibiotics, 2022 The rise of a new hypervirulent variant of Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) was recently reported, mainly linked to the ST23 lineage. The hvKp variants can cause severe infections, including hepatic abscesses, bacteremia, and meningitis, with a particularly ...
Aurora Piazza +6 more
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A Case Series of Hypermucoid Klebsiella pneumoniae Liver Abscess in Caucasian Americans Without Travel History: An Epidemiologic Shift? [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) is an emerging cause of community‐acquired pyogenic liver abscess (PLA), classically described in East and Southeast Asia. We report two cases of hvKp‐associated PLA in Caucasian women of American origin with no history of international travel, animal exposure, or Asian food consumption. Both patients
Sakalabaktula K +6 more
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Virulence Factors in Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) has spread globally since first described in the Asian Pacific Rim. It is an invasive variant that differs from the classical K.
Jie Zhu +4 more
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Bronchoscopic Direct Drainage of a Treatment-Resistant Lung Abscess via Endoscopic Balloon Dilation in a High-Risk Patient. [PDF]
Respirol Case RepBronchoscopic direct drainage after balloon dilation can be a viable treatment option for patients with a severe, treatment‐resistant lung abscess who have comorbidities and are not eligible for percutaneous transthoracic drainage or surgery. ABSTRACT A 49‐year‐old man presented with a cough, hemoptysis and fever.
Yazawa N +11 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 The recent emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae with hypervirulent traits causing severe infections and considerable mortality is a global cause for concern. The challenges posed by these hypermucoviscous strains of K.
Tuhina Banerjee +4 more
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Hypervirulent (hypermucoviscous)Klebsiella pneumoniae [PDF]
Virulence, 2013 A new hypervirulent (hypermucoviscous) variant of Klebsiella pneumoniae has emerged. First described in the Asian Pacific Rim, it now increasingly recognized in Western countries. Defining clinical features are the ability to cause serious, life-threatening community-acquired infection in younger healthy hosts, including liver abscess, pneumonia ...
Shon, Alyssa S. +2 more
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Bartholin's abscess caused by hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae [PDF]
Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2009 Klebsiella pneumoniae serogroups displaying the hypermucoviscosity phenotype are associated with a distinct clinical syndrome characterized by liver abscesses, bacteraemia and metastatic lesions. We describe here what we believe to be the first reported case of hypermucoviscous K.
Benjamin A, Pinsky +3 more
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A 54‐year‐old healthy patient with meningitis and conjunctivitis
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2021 We describe a case report of hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) promptly diagnosed by blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture with positive string test.
Gilles Troché +5 more
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Investigating the phenotypic alterations associated with hypermucoviscous hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae during phage resistance development. [PDF]
BMC MicrobiolPhage therapy has been explored and used compassionately in the post-antibiotic era, though phage resistance might pose a serious challenge. The advent of hypervirulent and hypermucoviscous traits in Klebsiella pneumoniae limits therapeutic choices. This
Juliet R, Nachimuthu R.
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most significant threats to global public health. As antibiotic failure is increasing, phages are gradually becoming important agents in the post-antibiotic era.
Yunlong Shi +9 more
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