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Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: a Call for Consensus Definition and International Collaboration

Published:2018-09 Issue:9 Volume:56 Page:
ISSN:0095-1137
Container-title:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Clin Microbiol

Author:

Harada Sohei¹,Doi Yohei¹²³⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Infectious Diseases, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

2. Department of Microbiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan

3. Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

4. Center for Innovative Antimicrobial Therapy, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Abstract

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strains have higher potential to cause more severe and disseminated infections than classic K. pneumoniae strains. While initially reported from East Asian countries, cases have now been identified worldwide, sometimes in conjunction with extensive drug resistance.

Funder

HHS | National Institutes of Health

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/JCM.00959-18

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