A new hypervirulent (hypermucoviscous) variant of Klebsiella pneumoniae has emerged. First described in the Asian Pacific Rim, it now increasingly recognized in Western countries. Defining clinical features are the ability to cause serious, ...

Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae (HvKP) is a hypervirulent strain of Klebsiella that causes metastatic spread and life-threatening infection. While it is more common among people of Asian descent, it has been increasingly reported globally …

The hypermucoviscous phenotype has also been observed in Klebsiella variicola. K. variicola is a Gram-negative rod bacterium closely related to K. pneumoniae and K. quasipneumoniae species.

2006年5月15日 · Extract Klebsiella pneumoniae is an opportunistic pathogen found in the environment and on mammalian mucosal surfaces. K. pneumoniae has been characterized as a community-acquired pulmonary pathogen since it was discovered >100 years ago.

Aerobactin, but not yersiniabactin, salmochelin and enterobactin, enables the growth/survival of hypervirulent (hypermucoviscous) Klebsiella pneumoniae ex vivo and in vivo.

2022年6月1日 · A string-test-positive, hypermucoviscous strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae, P34, was isolated from the cystic lesion of a patient who reported to a tertiary care hospital in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

2013年1月9日 · A new hypervirulent (hypermucoviscous) variant of Klebsiella pneumoniae has emerged. First described in the Asian Pacific Rim, it now increasingly recognized in Western countries.

2024年8月1日 · Here we examined the surface sugar epitopes of a collection of HMV and non-HMV K. pneumoniae clinical isolates and their recognition by several Siglecs and galectins, two lectin families of the innate immune system, using bacteria microarrays as main tool.

2023年1月4日 · Introduction: Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae (HmKp) poses an emerging and highly pathogenic global health threat. This study aimed to investigate the clinical and genomic characteristics of HmKp isolates to better understand the virulence mechanisms of the hypermucoviscous (HMV) phenotype.

2013年2月15日 · A new hypervirulent (hypermucoviscous) variant of Klebsiella pneumoniae has emerged. First described in the Asian Pacific Rim, it now increasingly recognized in Western countries.