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First report of invasive liver abscess syndrome with endophthalmitis caused by a K2 serotype ST2398 hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in Germany, 2016 [PDF]

New Microbes and New Infections, 2017
We report a case of severe infection with liver abscess and endophthalmitis caused by a hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strain in an immunocompetent German male patient without travel history to Asia.
C. Pichler, M. Büchsel, J.W. Rossen, M. Vavra, S. Reuter, W.V. Kern, R. Thimme, A. Mischnik   +7 more
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A case of neck abscess caused by rare hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, capsular type K20 and sequence type 420

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2021
Background This case report describes a neck abscess caused by a strain of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in a middle aged man with diabetes without a history of travel to East and South East Asia.
John Alexander McHardy, Vathshalan Selvaganeshapillai, Priya Khanna, Ashley Michael Whittington, Jane Turton, Guduru Gopal Rao   +5 more
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What defines hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae? [PDF]

EBioMedicine
Thomas D. Stanton, Kelly L. Wyres
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Epidemiological characteristics and molecular evolution mechanisms of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP), a type of Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) that exhibits hypervirulence and carbapenem resistance phenotypes, can cause severe infections, both hospital- and community-acquired infections.
Yu-Ling Han, Yu-Ling Han, Xu-Hui Wen, Xu-Hui Wen, Wen Zhao, Xi-Shan Cao, Jian-Xun Wen, Jun-Rui Wang, Zhi-De Hu, Wen-Qi Zheng, Wen-Qi Zheng   +10 more
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Fatal disseminated pyogenic infection due to hypermucoviscous hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: A case report and literature review

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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COVID-19 and Fatal Sepsis Caused by Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, Japan, 2020

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
A patient in Japan with coronavirus disease and hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae K2 sequence type 86 infection died of respiratory failure. Bacterial and fungal co-infections caused by region-endemic pathogens, including hypervirulent K. pneumoniae in
Tomohiro Hosoda, Sohei Harada, Koh Okamoto, Sumire Ishino, Makoto Kaneko, Masahiro Suzuki, Ryota Ito, Miyuki Mizoguchi   +7 more
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Pediatric brain abscess with fatal outcome caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, serotype K2-ST65

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2023
Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) is an emerging pathotype in addition to classical Klebsiella pneumoniae, with its ability to cause life-threatening, community-acquired metastatic infections even in healthy individuals.
Emily Tan Sheau En, Nabilah Ismail, Nur Syafiqah Mohamad Nasir, Yasmin Khairani Muhammad Ismadi, Nik Mohd Noor Nik Zuraina, Siti Asma’ Hassan   +5 more
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Emergence of colistin-heteroresistant and carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2023
: Objectives: To investigate the clinical emergence of colistin-heteroresistant, hypervirulent, and multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, and characterize the underlying molecular mechanisms.
Tao Wang, Xiaojun Wang, Suming Chen, Jie Zhu, Zhichen Zhu, Fen Qu, Liang Chen, Hong Du   +7 more
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Co-occurrence of three different plasmids in an extensively drug-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate causing urinary tract infection

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2020
Objectives: A single carbapenem-resistant, hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strain has attracted major public concern. The aim of the present study was to better understand the antimicrobial resistance and genetic characteristics of Klebsiella ...
Xiaokui Zhu, Chuanyu Sun, Hongyin Chen, Xiaodie Zhan, Chenxin Liu, Xin Liu, Changwu Yue, Hong Song, Hongling Lu, Xu Jia   +9 more
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Urine-mediated suppression of Klebsiella pneumoniae mucoidy is counteracted by spontaneous Wzc variants altering capsule chain length

mSphere, 2023
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a hospital-associated pathogen primarily causing urinary tract infections (UTIs), pneumonia, and septicemia. Two challenging lineages include the hypervirulent strains, causing invasive community-acquired infections, and the ...
Saroj Khadka, Brooke E. Ring, Ryan S. Walker, Lindsey R. Krzeminski, Drew A. Pariseau, Matthew Hathaway, Harry L. T. Mobley, Laura A. Mike   +7 more
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