title: K2 serotype Klebsiella pneumoniae causing a liver abscess associated with infective endocarditis.
abstract: Klebsiella pneumoniae primary liver abscess (KPLA) is an emerging disease that is associated with distant septic complications. We report the first case of KPLA associated with infective endocarditis. The K. pneumoniae strain was a hypermucoid K2 serotype carrying the rmpA virulence-associated gene.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rivero
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alland
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chiang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D012703:Serotyping; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C512267:RmpA protein, Klebsiella pneumoniae; D037521:Virulence Factors