Brief report: community-acquired Friedlander’s pneumonia and pulmonary metastatic Klebsiella pneumoniae infection caused by hypervirulent ST23 in the Netherlands

Monika Fliss, Charlotte H.S.B. van den Berg, Ed Kuijper, Daan W. Notermans, Antoni P.A. Hendrickx, Mirthe H. Schoots, Erik Bathoorn*

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    Abstract

    Infections with hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) commonly presents with primary liver infection, bacteremia, and metastatic abscesses. Here, we present 2 cases of severe community-acquired pulmonary infections by hvKp in patients in the Netherlands without recent travel history. Both bacterial isolates are closely related to an archetype ST23 hvKp reference isolate. Based on these findings, surveillance programs on hvKp may consider to include isolates from community-acquired pneumonia by K. pneumoniae.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1133-1138
    Number of pages6
    JournalEuropean Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
    Volume41
    Early online date5-Jul-2022
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Aug-2022

    Keywords

    • Carbapenemase
    • Friedlander
    • Hypervirulent
    • Klebsiella pneumonia
    • Pneumonia

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