title: Rapidly fatal bacteremic pneumonia caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae with K1 hypermucoviscosity phenotype in a previously healthy young man receiving levofloxacin treatment.
abstract: Fatal bacteremic Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia is commonly encountered in alcoholic and diabetic patients. This report describes a previously healthy young man with rapidly fatal bacteremic pneumonia caused by K. pneumoniae serotype K1, complicated by septic shock and multiple organ dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan General Hospital, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tzu-Yi
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Chou-Jui
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chun-Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: An-Yu
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shih-Wei
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jin-Town
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Po-Ren
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hsueh
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016667:Bacterial Capsules / Q000032:analysis*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D064704:Levofloxacin; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010641:Phenotype; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D012703:Serotyping; D012772:Shock, Septic; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; C036962:capsular polysaccharide K1; D064704:Levofloxacin; D015242:Ofloxacin