Bacteraemia associated with multiple septic localizations caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type ST660.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
; 43(8): 1655-1659, 2024 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
We report a case of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteraemia in an 80-year-old man in France with no history of travel to Asia, complicated by endogenous endophthalmitis, multiple cerebral microbleeds and hepatic microabscesses, associated with a Bentall endocarditis. Hypervirulence pathotype was suggested based on clinical picture, bacterial isolate genomic sequence and hypermucoidy. Interestingly, the isolate had the non-K1/K2-capsular serotype locus KL113-like, carried a KpVP-1-like virulence plasmid, and belonged to the emerging sublineage SL660 (comprising the sequence type ST660).
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Assunto principal:
Infecções por Klebsiella
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Bacteriemia
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
Limite:
Aged80
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França