Monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis in a white male caused by hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae
- 1 November 2009
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 58 (11) , 1519-1521
Abstract
We report a case of monomicrobial necrotizing fasciitis caused by hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae in an immunocompromised white male after travel to China. The K. pneumoniae isolate belonged to the K2 serotype, and carried the virulence factors RmpA and aerobactin. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of necrotizing fasciitis caused by hypermucoviscous K. pneumoniae resembling the highly virulent K. pneumoniae isolates associated with liver abscess syndrome in Asia.Keywords
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