Hypermucoviscosity associated with Klebsiella pneumoniae-mediated invasive syndrome: a prospective cross-sectional study in Taiwan.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the association between Klebsiella pneumoniae-mediated invasive syndrome and underlying diseases in patients and/or K. pneumoniae characteristics, including the rmpA, rmpA2, and magA genes, capsular polysaccharide (cps) K(1) or K(2) serotypes, hypermucoviscosity (HV) phenotype, and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) production.


METHODS
This was a prospective cross-sectional study.


RESULTS
The invasive syndrome was detected in 19 of 91 patients (20.9%) with K. pneumoniae infections, and diabetes mellitus was the most common underlying disease (9 of 19). The presence of rmpA or rmpA2 was found in 91.4% of the 35 isolates with the HV phenotype, while in only 17.9% of the 56 isolates without HV phenotype. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the HV phenotype was an independent risk factor for K. pneumoniae-mediated invasive syndrome (odds ratio (OR) 58.24, 95% confidence interval (CI) 7.23-468.87; p < 0.001) and was negatively associated with ESBL production (OR 0.042, 95% CI 0.005-0.331; p=0.003). Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that the invasive syndrome was not influenced by the presence of diabetes mellitus among patients infected with K. pneumoniae positive for the rmpA or rmpA2 gene, HV phenotype, or cps K(1)/K(2) serotype.


CONCLUSIONS
The HV phenotype of K. pneumoniae contributes to invasive syndrome and is a negative predictor for K. pneumoniae acquisition of ESBLs.
Lee
Chen-Hsiang
CH
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Liu
Jien-Wei
JW
Su
Lin-Hui
LH
Chien
Chun-Chih
CC
Li
Chia-Chin
CC
Yang
Kuender-D
KD
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009093:Mucus; D010641:Phenotype; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013577:Syndrome; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014783:Viscosity
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C501254:MagA protein, Klebsiella pneumoniae; C512267:RmpA protein, Klebsiella pneumoniae