Virulence factors and clinical patterns of hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from urine

Infectious Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 178-184

  Kim, Youn Jeong ^a,b   Kim, Sang Il ^a,b   Kim, Yang Ree ^a,c   Wie, Seong Heon ^a,d   Lee, Hae Kyung ^b,c   Kim, Soo Young ^b,d   Park, Yeon Joon ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

bacteriuria; hypermucoviscosity; Klebsiella pneumoniae; string test; virulence

Indexed keywords

AEROBACTIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIGECYCLINE; VIRULENCE FACTOR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALLS GENE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KFU GENE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RMPA GENE; RMPA2 GENE; SEROTYPING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE; WABG GENE; ADOLESCENT; BACTEREMIA; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KLEBSIELLA INFECTION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84994820116     PISSN: 23744235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2016.1244611     Document Type: Article

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