First report of invasive liver abscess syndrome with endophthalmitis caused by a K2 serotype ST2398 hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in Germany, 2016

Abstract We report a case of severe infection with liver abscess and endophthalmitis caused by a hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strain in an immunocompetent German male patient without travel history to Asia. Phenotypic and molecular characterization showed high similarity to the reference geno...

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Published in:New microbes and new infections 2017-05, Vol.17 (C), p.77-80
Main Authors: Pichler, C, Büchsel, M, Rossen, J.W, Vavra, M, Reuter, S, Kern, W.V, Thimme, R, Mischnik, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Endophthalmitis
hypervirulent
Infectious Disease
Klebsiella pneumoniae
liver abscess
New Resistant Microbes in Humans
ST2398
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Summary:Abstract We report a case of severe infection with liver abscess and endophthalmitis caused by a hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strain in an immunocompetent German male patient without travel history to Asia. Phenotypic and molecular characterization showed high similarity to the reference genome NTUH-K2044 isolated in Asia. The isolate was assigned as ST2398 (clonal complex 66). The findings underline global spread of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strains to Europe.
ISSN:2052-2975
2052-2975
DOI:10.1016/j.nmni.2017.02.006