A k2A-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae causes liver and brain abscess in a Saint Kitt's man

Melissa S. Doud; Reni Grimes-Zeppegno; Enrique Molina; Nancimae Miller; Danajeyan Balachandar; Lisa Schneper; Robert Poppiti; Kalai Mathee

doi:10.7150/ijms.6.301

A k₂A-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae causes liver and brain abscess in a Saint Kitt's man

Melissa S. Doud, Reni Grimes-Zeppegno, Enrique Molina, Nancimae Miller, Danajeyan Balachandar, Lisa Schneper, Robert Poppiti, Kalai Mathee

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Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in community-acquired pneumonia is increasingly found in primary pyogenic liver abscesses. The presence of magA in K. pneumoniae has been implicated in hypermucoviscosity and virulence of liver abscess isolates. The K2 serotype has also been strongly associated with hypervirulence. We report the isolation of non-magA, K2 K. pneumoniae strain from a liver abscess of a Saint Kitt's man who survived the invasive syndrome.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	301-304
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume	6
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.6.301
State	Published - Sep 15 2009

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A k₂A-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae causes liver and brain abscess in a Saint Kitt's man

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