title: Invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae syndrome in North America.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75246, USA. nadasyk@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Krisztina A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Nadasy
authors.forename: Rana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Domiati-Saad
authors.forename: Marc A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tribble
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D005784:Gene Amplification; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009656:North America / Q000453:epidemiology; D013577:Syndrome; D013781:Texas
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C501254:MagA protein, Klebsiella pneumoniae; C512267:RmpA protein, Klebsiella pneumoniae