title: Necrotizing fasciitis caused by hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Filipino female in North America.
abstract: Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae has been described in Southeast Asia, but has only recently begun to emerge in North America. The hypermucoviscous strain of K. pneumoniae is a particularly virulent strain known to cause devastatingly invasive infections, including necrotizing fasciitis. Here we present the first known case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by hypermucoviscous K. pneumoniae in North America.
authors: Highland Hospital - Alameda Health System, Department of Emergency Medicine, Oakland, California.
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Ng
authors: Highland Hospital - Alameda Health System, Department of Emergency Medicine, Oakland, California.
authors: Brad
authors: B
authors: Frazee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002140:California; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology