Diversity of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae clones causing cryptogenic liver abscesses and metastatic complications in Argentina.
Esteban Nannini,
Matías Lahitte,
Pablo Scapellato
et al.
Abstract:Cryptogenic liver abscesses (CLA) caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) strains are emerging in western countries. The aim of the study was to describe the clinical characteristics of patients from Argentina with hvKP-related CLA and the analysis of isolated strains. A retrospective chart review of 15 patients hospitalized in 8 hospitals of Argentina between October 2015 and November 2018 was performed. PCR for genes associated with capsular and multilocus sequence (MLST) determination and virul… Show more
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