Invasive infection with hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae: multiple cases presenting to a single emergency department in the United States.
A distinctive form of community-acquired invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae infection has been well described in Southeast Asia for more than 2 decades. The clinical syndrome includes liver abscess, bacteremia, and metastatic infection. It has recently been linked to a virulent hypermucoviscous K pneumoniae phenotype and to a specific genotype. As of 2008, there were only 2 published cases of invasive infection caused by this strain of K pneumoniae in the United States. We report 4 recent cases presenting to a single public hospital emergency department in northern California, which may signal the emergence of this clinical syndrome in North America.
Frazee
Bradley W
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center-Highland Campus, Oakland, CA 94602, USA. bradf_98@yahoo.com
Hansen
Shandi
S
Lambert
Larry
L
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents