Characterization of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Belgium

Abstract Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) raised concern worldwide. We studied 22 hvKp clinical invasive isolates referred to the Belgian national reference laboratory between 2014 and 2020. Sixty-four percent of the isolates expressed K2 capsular serotype and belonged to 7 different MLST lineages, while 32% expressed K1 (all belonging to ST23) and were associated with liver abscesses. Primary extra-hepatic infections were reported in 36% and sepsis for 95% of the patients with 30% of deaths. Improved clinical and microbiological diagnostics are required as hvKp may represent an underestimated cause of community-acquired invasive infections in Belgium..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

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2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

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European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases - 41(2022), 5 vom: 30. März, Seite 859-865

Sprache:

Englisch

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Anantharajah, Ahalieyah [VerfasserIn]
Deltombe, Matthieu [VerfasserIn]
de Barsy, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Evrard, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
Denis, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Bogaerts, Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Hallin, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Miendje Deyi, Véronique Yvette [VerfasserIn]
Pierard, Denis [VerfasserIn]
Bruynseels, Peggy [VerfasserIn]
Boelens, Jerina [VerfasserIn]
Glupczynski, Youri [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Te-Din [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Capsular serotype
Hypermucoviscosity
Hypervirulence
Molecular epidemiology
Whole genome sequencing

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© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2022

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10.1007/s10096-022-04438-z

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OLC2078515574