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SUBMITTER: Melot B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5142283 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BMC infectious diseases 20161207 1
<h4>Background</h4>Community-acquired bacterial meningitis due to Klebsiella pneumoniae has mainly been described in Southeast Asia and has a poor prognosis. Severe invasive infections caused by K. pneumoniae, including meningitis, are often due to hypervirulent strains (hvKP), which are characterized by capsular serotypes K1 and K2, a gene responsible for hypermucoviscosity, and the cluster for synthesis of the siderophore aerobactin.<h4>Case presentation</h4>A 55 year old man with a history of ...[more]