A k2A-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae causes liver and brain abscess in a Saint Kitt's man
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A k2A-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae causes liver and brain abscess in a Saint Kitt's man
Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in community-acquired pneumonia is increasingly found in primary pyogenic liver abscesses. The presence of magA in K. pneumoniae has been implicated in hypermucoviscosity and virulence of liver abscess isolates. The K2 serotype has also been strongly associated with hypervirulence. We report the isolation of non-magA, K2 K. pneumoniae strain from a liver abscess o...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1449-1907
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.6.301