Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8750330 | New Microbes and New Infections | 2017 | 4 Pages |
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.
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Authors
C. Pichler, M. Büchsel, J.W. Rossen, M. Vavra, S. Reuter, W.V. Kern, R. Thimme, A. Mischnik,