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Invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae syndrome in North America.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17599300     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Invasive liver abscess syndrome, which is caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae subtypes, has been emerging worldwide over the past 2 decades. The syndrome is associated with the hypermucoviscosity phenotype of K. pneumoniae strains and with the magA and rmpA genes. We provide the first laboratory evidence of the presence of rmpA-positive K. pneumoniae in North America.
Authors:
Krisztina A Nadasy; Rana Domiati-Saad; Marc A Tribble
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2007-06-18
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America     Volume:  45     ISSN:  1537-6591     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Infect. Dis.     Publication Date:  2007 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-06-29     Completed Date:  2007-08-17     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9203213     Medline TA:  Clin Infect Dis     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e25-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75246, USA. nadasyk@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications,  microbiology
Gene Amplification
Humans
Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology*
Klebsiella pneumoniae* / genetics,  isolation & purification
Liver Abscess / microbiology*
Male
Middle Aged
North America / epidemiology
Syndrome
Texas
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bacterial Proteins; 0/MagA protein, Klebsiella pneumoniae; 0/RmpA protein, Klebsiella pneumoniae

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