Liver abscess caused by magA+ Klebsiella pneumoniae in North America.
Taiwan has witnessed an emerging syndrome of liver abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying the magA gene required for exopolysaccharide web biosynthesis. We report a patient transferred from Alaska to Washington State with a magA(+) K. pneumoniae liver abscess and describe a simple approach for recognition of these hypervirulent strains.
Fang
Ferric C
FC
Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine and Harborview Medical Center, Box 357242, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. fcfang@u.washington.edu
Sandler
Netanya
N
Libby
Stephen J
SJ
D000413:Alaska / Q000453:epidemiology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C501254:MagA protein, Klebsiella pneumoniae; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial