A 54‐year‐old healthy patient with meningitis and conjunctivitis. Issue 2 (29th April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Troché, Gilles; Henry, Amandine; Sarfati, Florence; Hickel, Charles; Amara, Marlène; Bruneel, Fabrice
• Is Part Of: JACEP open. Volume 2:Issue 2(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2021-04-29
• Subjects: bacteremia -- endophthalmitis -- hypermucoviscous -- hypervirulent -- Klebsiella pneumoniae -- liver abscess; Medical emergencies -- Periodicals; 616.025
• DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12425
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0361-1124

Abstract

Abstract: We describe a case report of hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) promptly diagnosed by blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture with positive string test. The patient, without medical history, developed in a few hours multiple localizations, typical of hypervirulent KP . Combination of multiple typical localizations (eye, CSF, pulmonary, hepatic) and string test enabled rapid diagnosis of hypermcoviscous and hypervirulent KP .