Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae as Unexpected Cause of Fatal Outbreak in Captive Marmosets, Brazil.

Guerra, Juliana Mariotti; Fernandes, Natália Coehlo Couto de A; Morales Dos Santos, Alessandra Loureiro; Barrel, Joana de Souza Pereira; Petri, Bruno Simões Sergio; Milanelo, Liliane; Tiba-Casas, Monique Ribeiro; Liserre, Alcina Maria; Gonçalves, Cláudia Regina; Sacchi, Cláudio Tavares; Catão-Dias, José Luiz; Camargo, Carlos Henrique

Guerra, Juliana Mariotti; Fernandes, Natália Coehlo Couto de A; Morales Dos Santos, Alessandra Loureiro; Barrel, Joana de Souza Pereira; Petri, Bruno Simões Sergio; Milanelo, Liliane; Tiba-Casas, Monique Ribeiro; Liserre, Alcina Maria; Gonçalves, Cláudia Regina; Sacchi, Cláudio Tavares; Catão-Dias, José Luiz; Camargo, Carlos Henrique.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 26(12): 3039-3043, 2020 12.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33219810

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

After the sudden death of captive marmosets in São Paulo, Brazil, we conducted a histologic and microbiologic study. We found hyperacute septicemia caused by hypermucoviscous sequence type 86 K2 Klebsiella pneumoniae. We implemented prophylactic antimicrobial therapy, selected dedicated staff for marmoset interactions, and sanitized the animals' fruit to successfully control this outbreak.

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Klebsiella Infections; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Animals; Brazil/epidemiology; Callithrix; Disease Outbreaks; Klebsiella Infections/epidemiology; Klebsiella Infections/veterinary; Klebsiella pneumoniae/genetics; Virulence; beta-Lactamases

Key words

Gram-negative bacteria; Klebsiella pneumoniae; One Health; South America; bacteria; disease outbreaks; epizootic; marmosets; primate diseases; pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; zoonoses

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Klebsiella Infections / Klebsiella pneumoniae Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Year: 2020 Type: Article

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