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Clinical characteristics in blood stream infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella variicola, and Klebsiella quasipneumoniae: a comparative study, Japan, 2014-2017.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Klebsiella variicola and K. quasipneumoniae are new species distinguishable from K. pneumoniae but they are often misidentified as K. pneumoniae in clinical settings. Several reports have demonstrated the possibility that the virulence factors and clinical features differ among these three phylogroups. In this study, we aimed to clarify whether there were differences in clinical and bacterial features between the three phylogroups isolated from patients with bloodstream infections (BSIs) in Japan. METHODS:Isolates from all patients with BSIs caused by K. pneumoniae admitted to two hospitals between 2014 and 2017 (n?=?119) were included in the study. Bacterial species were identified via sequence analysis, and their virulence factors and serotypes were analyzed via multiplex PCR results. Clinical data were retrieved from medical records. RESULTS:Of the 119 isolates, 21 (17.7%) were identified as K. variicola and 11 (9.2%) as K. quasipneumoniae; K1 serotype was found in 16 (13.4%), and K2 serotype in 13 (10.9%). Significant differences in the prevalence of rmpA, iutA, ybtS, entB and kfu (p?

SUBMITTER: Imai K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6842162 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Clinical characteristics in blood stream infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella variicola, and Klebsiella quasipneumoniae: a comparative study, Japan, 2014-2017.

Imai Kazuo K   Ishibashi Noriomi N   Kodana Masahiro M   Tarumoto Norihito N   Sakai Jun J   Kawamura Toru T   Takeuchi Shinichi S   Taji Yoshitada Y   Ebihara Yasuhiro Y   Ikebuchi Kenji K   Murakami Takashi T   Maeda Takuya T   Mitsutake Kotaro K   Maesaki Shigefumi S  

BMC infectious diseases 20191108 1


<h4>Background</h4>Klebsiella variicola and K. quasipneumoniae are new species distinguishable from K. pneumoniae but they are often misidentified as K. pneumoniae in clinical settings. Several reports have demonstrated the possibility that the virulence factors and clinical features differ among these three phylogroups. In this study, we aimed to clarify whether there were differences in clinical and bacterial features between the three phylogroups isolated from patients with bloodstream infect  ...[more]

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