Pathogenesis and Laboratory Identification of Emerging Hepatovirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

摘要: Over the past 2 decades, a trend toward an increase in primary liver abscesses caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae has been documented. Originally thought to be more of curiosity than major clinical concern and geographically restricted Southeast Asia, these strains have subsequently reported from many industrialized nations are most often linked disease states immunocompromised persons. Laboratory detection such relies on assessing non-conventional phenotypic traits, as hypermucoviscocity, associated molecular genotypes. The pathogenesis hepatovirulent K. is poorly understood at present evolving. Clinicians laboratorians alike need aware emergence this traditional enteric pathogen new setting.