Characterization of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Belgium
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases(2022)
摘要
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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Klebsiella pneumoniae
, Hypervirulence, Hypermucoviscosity, Capsular serotype, Whole genome sequencing, Molecular epidemiology
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