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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 991-992 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Microbiology |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)