A 54‐year‐old healthy patient with meningitis and conjunctivitis

A 54‐year‐old healthy patient with meningitis and conjunctivitis

Abstract We describe a case report of hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) promptly diagnosed by blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture with positive string test. The patient, without medical history, developed in a few hours multiple localizations, typical of hypervirulent KP. Combinati...

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Main Authors: Gilles Troché, Amandine Henry, Florence Sarfati, Charles Hickel, Marlène Amara, Fabrice Bruneel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Subjects:
bacteremia
endophthalmitis
hypermucoviscous
hypervirulent
Klebsiella pneumoniae
liver abscess
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12425
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Summary:Abstract We describe a case report of hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) promptly diagnosed by blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture with positive string test. The patient, without medical history, developed in a few hours multiple localizations, typical of hypervirulent KP. Combination of multiple typical localizations (eye, CSF, pulmonary, hepatic) and string test enabled rapid diagnosis of hypermcoviscous and hypervirulent KP.
ISSN:2688-1152

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