Publication: Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae
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2014
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Oxford University Press
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Patel, Payal K., Thomas A. Russo, and Adolf W. Karchmer. 2014. “Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae.” Open Forum Infectious Diseases 1 (1): ofu028. doi:10.1093/ofid/ofu028. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofu028.
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Hypervirulent strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae are associated with abscess formation, commonly hepatic, and metastatic spread, even in healthy patients. We describe a case of this clinical syndrome, genotypic and phenotypic features of the isolate, and briefly review epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and pathogenesis of this underappreciated syndrome.
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hypermucoviscous, hypervirulence, , virulence factors
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