Liver abscess caused by magA+ Klebsiella pneumoniae in North America.

ABSTRACT: Taiwan has witnessed an emerging syndrome of liver abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying the magA gene required for exopolysaccharide web biosynthesis. We report a patient transferred from Alaska to Washington State with a magA(+) K. pneumoniae liver abscess and describe a simple approach for recognition of these hypervirulent strains.

SUBMITTER: Fang FC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC548117 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature