First report of invasive liver abscess syndrome with endophthalmitis caused by a K2 serotype ST2398 hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in Germany, 2016. (May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pichler, C.; Büchsel, M.; Rossen, J.W.; Vavra, M.; Reuter, S.; Kern, W.V.; Thimme, R.; Mischnik, A.
• Is Part Of: New microbes and new infections. Volume 17(2017)
• Page Start: 77
• Page End: 80
• Publication Date: 2017-05
• Subjects: Endophthalmitis -- hypervirulent -- Klebsiella pneumoniae -- liver abscess -- ST2398; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9041
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2017.02.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2052-2975

Abstract

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.