A k2A-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae causes liver and brain abscess in a Saint Kitt's man.
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.
Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA.
Melissa S
MS
Doud
Reni
R
Grimes-Zeppegno
Enrique
E
Molina
Nancimae
N
Miller
Danajeyan
D
Balachandar
Lisa
L
Schneper
Robert
R
Poppiti
Kalai
K
Mathee
D001483:Base Sequence; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D017931:DNA Primers; D006801:Humans; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D019437:Saint Kitts and Nevis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D017931:DNA Primers