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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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Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae: A Hypervirulent Strain Masquerading as Metastasis
Cureus, 2023 Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae (HvKP) is a hypervirulent strain of Klebsiella that causes metastatic spread and life-threatening infection. While it is more common among people of Asian descent, it has been increasingly reported globally among people of other ethnicities as well.
Ombada, Mulham +3 more
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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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Variant O89 O-Antigen of E. coli Is Associated With Group 1 Capsule Loci and Multidrug Resistance [PDF]
, 2018 Bacterial surface polysaccharides play significant roles in fitness and virulence. In Gram-negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli, major surface polysaccharides are lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and capsule, representing O- and K-antigens, respectively ...
Dobrindt, Ulrich +9 more
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Klebsiella pneumoniae Invasive Syndrome [PDF]
, 2018 Klebsiella pneumoniae invasive syndrome (KPIS) is a rare clinical condition characterized by primary liver abscess associated with metastatic infection. Most case reports are from Southeast Asia, with only one case described in Portugal.
Almeida, Raquel +6 more
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Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess requiring liver resection [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2018 A 41-year-old healthy woman from China presented to her local hospital with a 4-day history of fevers, malaise and epigastric pain. On examination, she had localised right upper quadrant abdominal pain on palpation. Laboratory investigations showed leukocytosis (13.8×109/L), thrombocytopaenia (82×109/L) and elevated alanine transaminase (184 U/L).
Tiffany, Chan +4 more
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Virulence, 2021 Convergence of virulence and antibiotic-resistance has been reported in Klebsiella pneumoniae, but not in Klebsiella variicola. We, hereby, report the detection and genomic characterization of hypervirulent and hypermucoviscous K.
F. Morales-León +11 more
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Subclinical pulmonary pathogenic infection in camels slaughtered in Cairo, Egypt [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction: Camels migrate between the open boundaries of Sudan and Egypt either for grazing or for slaughtering. Bad hygiene and stress is often related to pulmonary diseases in camels.
Khater, Dalia F. +3 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Klebsiella pneumoniae produces a thick capsule layer composed of extracellular polysaccharides protecting the bacterial cells from clearance by innate host immunity during infection.
Renee M. Fleeman, Bryan W. Davies
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Hypervirulent (hypermucoviscous) Klebsiella pneumoniae causing pyogenic liver abscess [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2018 A 34-year-old otherwise healthy Vietnamese man, living in Canada for four years, attended the emergency department with a three-week history of abdominal pain and fever. He had a leukocyte count of 14.64 (normal 4.0–10.0) × 109/L, alanine transaminase level of 65 (normal 8–60) U/L and ...
Shaqil, Peermohamed +1 more
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