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Lemierre's Syndrome Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
Axial contrast‐enhanced chest CT demonstrating multiple peripheral cavitary nodules and consolidations, predominantly in the right lower lobe, consistent with septic pulmonary emboli (arrows). ABSTRACT Klebsiella pneumoniae is an uncommon but increasingly recognized cause of Lemierre's syndrome, a condition classically associated with Fusobacterium ...
Abril Aguilar Guerrero, Eduardo Porras Rosales   +1 more
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Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella syndrome it\u27s in the community! [PDF]

, 2017
Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella syndrome is a unique syndrome caused by a new variant of Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP), characterized by abscess formation at distant body sites.
Sayeed, Muneeba Ahsan, Latif, Nida, Mahmood, Syed Faisal   +2 more
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Whole genome sequence of carbapenem-resistant hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae K2-ST375 with blaNDM-harbouring conjugative IncX3 and pLVPK-like virulence plasmids from a patient in China

, 2023
: Objectives: Carbapenem-resistant hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-HMKP) poses unprecedented public health challenges. However, genomic information regarding the CR-HMKP K2-ST375 strain is scarce. The aim of this study was to characterize the
Changwei Lei, Yongxiang Wang, Anlin Chen, Zuyi Chen, Zehui Chen, Xun Min, Jian Huang, Zeling Dong, Helan Liu, Song Gao   +9 more
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A case of hypermucoviscousKlebsiella pneumoniaeliver abscess syndrome in an Iraqi male [PDF]

QJM, 2016
A 53-year-old man presented with fevers, productive cough and decreased appetite. He emigrated from Iraq 4 years ago. Chest x-ray revealed a left lung consolidation. Respiratory cultures and two sets of blood cultures grew out pan-susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae Liver ultrasound revealed a 6.4-cm complex lesion in the left hepatic lobe.
Noora, Kazanji, Rachel E, Klein, Sadichhya, Lohani, Amy N, Mertens, Julie, Le   +4 more
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Renal abscesses and endogenous endophthalmitis due to hypermucoviscous hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (HVKP)

IDCases, 2021
We describe a diabetic patient with left eye endogenous endophthalmitis due to hypervirulent hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae (HKVP) originating from right renal abscesses. A rare source of HVKP causing endogenous endophthalmitis. Despite treatment with intravenous ceftazidime and pars plana vitrectomy, the patient required evisceration of the ...
Fadi Hassanin, Dareen Khawjah, Sahar Elkhamary, Hailah Al Hussain   +3 more
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Outbreak by Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11 Isolates with Carbapenem Resistance in a Tertiary Hospital in China

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2017
Hypervirulent and multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains pose a significant threat to the public health. In the present study, 21 carbapenem-resistant K.
Lingling Zhan, Shanshan Wang, Yinjuan Guo, Ye Jin, Jingjing Duan, Zhihao Hao, Jingnan Lv, Xiuqin Qi, Longhua Hu, Liang Chen, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Rong Zhang, Jingye Pan, Liangxing Wang, Fangyou Yu   +14 more
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Critical Care Management Considerations in Klebsiella pneumoniae Invasive Liver Abscess Syndrome: Case Reports and Narrative Review

Case Reports in Critical Care, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Importance Klebsiella pneumoniae invasive liver abscess syndrome (ILAS) is an emerging disease characterized by liver abscess without biliary disease, often with multiorgan metastatic infection. It can cause severe critical illness with significant morbidity and disability.
Jerry Chen, Caleigh Horan, Krishen Wadhwani, Pedro M. Dammert, Elizabeth Sophy, Chiara Lazzeri   +5 more
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Image_1_Clinical and genomic analysis of hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates: Identification of new hypermucoviscosity associated genes.tif

, 2023
IntroductionHypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae (HmKp) poses an emerging and highly pathogenic global health threat. This study aimed to investigate the clinical and genomic characteristics of HmKp isolates to better understand the virulence ...
Jiali Chen (5696), Jinpeng Guo (3594161), Yue Tang (235893), Boan Li (283471), Fangni Liu (14324568), Xiong Liu (43564), Yong Wang (12837), Shiyu Qin (4977539), Meiling Jin (3975752), Yong Chen (109188), Meitao Yang (12641440), Changjun Wang (16132), Tianye Jia (210440), Na Zhang (333280), Xiaojing Yang (154840)   +14 more
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Molecular characterization of hypermucoviscous carbapenemase-encoding Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from an Egyptian hospital [PDF]

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL : FIGURE S1A. Multiple sequence alignment of nucleotides and translated nucleotides of gapA genes of the three isolates. FIGURE S1B.
Osei Sekyere, John, Ragheb, Suzan Mohammed   +1 more
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Global Trends and Current Status of Research on Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

International Journal of Clinical Practice, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) has emerged as a critical public health concern due to its propensity to cause life‐threatening invasive infections, often leading to fatal outcomes. This study aims to systematically reveal the current research status of hvKP, outline key developmental trends in the field, and establish a ...
Yingbin Huang, Ting Liu, Bin Li, Fenfang Dong, Xueyong Li, Rongqi Lin, Yiying Chen, Bo Chen, Shengcen Zhang, Yu Cheng, Hongqiang Qiu, Zhichang Zhao, Marta Laranjo   +12 more
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