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)