Virulence Characteristics of<i>Klebsiella</i>and Clinical Manifestations of<i>K. pneumoniae</i>Bloodstream Infections

L. Yu, Victor; Schrøder Hansen, Dennis; Ko, Wen‐Chien; Sagnimeni, Asia; P. Klugman, Keith; von Gottberg, Anne; Goossens, Herman; M. Wagener, Marilyn; J. Benedí, Vicente; International Klebsiella Study Group, the

doi:10.3201/eid1307.070187

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Virulence Characteristics ofKlebsiellaand Clinical Manifestations ofK. pneumoniaeBloodstream Infections

Published in Emerging infectious diseases • Jul 1, 2007

Authors:

Victor L. Yu

Dennis Schrøder Hansen

Wen‐Chien Ko

Abstract

We studied 455 consecutive episodes of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia occurring in 7 countries. Community-acquired pneumonia and an invasive syndrome of liver abscess, meningitis, or endophthalmitis occurred only in Taiwan and South Africa. Infections by K1 and K2 capsular serotype, the mucoid phe...

Subject

Virulence

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Bacteremia

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