ArticleInfection2023
First Italian report of a liver abscess and metastatic endogenous endophthalmitis caused by ST-23 hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in an immunocompetent individual.
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- HypervirulentInternational journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Molecular epidemiology of carbapenemase-carrying Klebsiella pneumoniae in China: Distribution of carbapenemase types, capsular serotypes, and virulence factors.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2026Article
- Co-evolution of resistance and virulence inFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
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- Hepatic abscess and hydatid liver cyst: European infectious disease point of view.World journal of hepatology · 2025Article
- Molecular analysis ofOpen veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Endogenous Endophthalmitis from Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Group B Streptococcus: A Case Report.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
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- HypervirulentPathogens & immunity · 2024Review
- Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae detection methods: a minireview.Archives of microbiology · 2023Review
- Pyogenic liver abscess complicated with endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae: A case report and Literature Review.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2023Review
- Gram-Negative Endogenous Endophthalmitis: A Systematic Review.Microorganisms · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundKlebsiella pneumoniae is a common species in the gut of mammals and is widely distributed in the environment. However, the environmental source of hvKp that precedes gut colonization is unclear, but once that it reaches the gut there is a possible generalized spread y fecal-oral transmission especially in endemic areas. Liver abscess might develop when the bacteria, using its virulence factors, cross the intestinal barrier and invade the liver by the portal circulation. This syndrome, prevalent mostly in Asian countries, is increasingly reported in Western Countries and leaves open questions about the source of infection. CASE: Here we describe for the first time in Italy, a case of pyogenic liver abscess caused by a hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (HvKp) complicated by endophthalmitis and other metastatic infections in lung and prostate in an immunocompetent Chinese healthy individual with no recent travel in Asia.
conclusionThis case underlines the need for increased awareness of hypervirulent K. pneumoniae, even in settings where it occurs infrequently and where there are not evident epidemiological links.
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