Invasive Klebsiella Pneumoniae Syndrome in North America

Overview

Journal Clin Infect Dis

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2007 Jun 30

PMID 17599300

Citations 79

Authors

Krisztina A Nadasy

Rana Domiati-Saad

Marc A Tribble

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Abstract

Invasive liver abscess syndrome, which is caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae subtypes, has been emerging worldwide over the past 2 decades. The syndrome is associated with the hypermucoviscosity phenotype of K. pneumoniae strains and with the magA and rmpA genes. We provide the first laboratory evidence of the presence of rmpA-positive K. pneumoniae in North America.

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