Virulence factors and clinical patterns of multiple-clone hypermucoviscous KPC-2 producing K. pneumoniae [PDF]
Heliyon, 2019 Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) are increasingly reported worldwide being necessary the local epidemiological monitoring. Our aim was to characterize the hypermucoviscous CRKP isolates collected in our hospital during a 6 months ...
J.M. Vargas +6 more
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A Case Series of Hypermucoid <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> 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 KSK +6 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Hypervirulent and multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae poses a significant threat to public health. We aimed to determine the common carbapenemase genotypes and the carriage patterns, main antibiotic resistance mechanisms, and in vitro ...
Qiang Wang +9 more
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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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Correction: Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from clinical infections: a multifactorial analysis of resistance, virulence, and biofilm potential [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyRamya Juliet, Ramesh Nachimuthu
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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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Silent spreaders: multidrug-resistant and hypermucoviscous Klebsiella from animals threaten one health. [PDF]
Braz J MicrobiolThis study investigated the identification, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and phenotypic and genotypic traits of 30 Klebsiella isolates recovered from diverse animal species and infection sites.
de Souza Moura Gonçalves M +4 more
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Genomic epidemiology and temperature dependency of hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae in Japan [PDF]
Microbial Genomics, 2022 Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) has emerged as a global life-threatening pathogen owing to its multidrug resistance and hypervirulence phenotype.
Mi Nguyen-Tra Le +15 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2021 Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumonia is becoming recognized globally and has been associated with serious sequelae including death. However, ethnicity and metastatic infections are characteristics for hypermucoviscous hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae ...
Emad M. Salawati
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Pyogenic liver abscess caused by an atypical hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae K1-ST23 in Mexico
IDCasesHypervirulent K. pneumoniae infection has been raising worldwide and is one of the major causes of community-acquired pyogenic liver abscess. We described a case report of pyogenic liver abscess caused by an atypical hypervirulent (non-hypermucoviscous ...
Lucía Martínez-Hernandez +9 more
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