| Literature DB >> 33184752 |
Sophie Alexandra Baron1,2, Léa-Marie Pascale1,2, Matthieu Million1,2, Antoine Briantais3, Jean-Marc Durand3, Linda Hadjadj1,2, Jean-Marc Rolain4,5,6.
Abstract
We described three clinical cases of pyogenic liver abscess caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) successfully treated by prolonged antibiotherapy, in which one case was complicated by endophthalmitis. Whole genome sequencing helped to confirm the diagnosis of these hvKp strains, which belong to clonal complexes CC86 and CC23 and carried hvKp-associated genes (magA and/or rmpA). This syndrome is increasingly reported in France and Europe and raises questions about the source of infection.Entities:
Keywords: Hypervirulent; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Liver abscess; ST23; ST86
Year: 2020 PMID: 33184752 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-020-04080-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0934-9723 Impact factor: 3.267