Central Nervous System Infection with Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Author:
Seulgi HONG
1
;
Soo-min HAN
;
Min-Ji KIM
;
Seung-Jun CHOI
;
Joonho JEONG
;
Joseph JEONG
;
Hui-Jun YANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2024;42(3):266-269
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) infections are being increasingly reported globally, and cause severe central nervous system (CNS) and multiorgan infections even in immunocompetent individuals. The recent emergence of hvKp antibiotic resistance has generated escalating concern about effective infection control for this potentially neuroinvasive pathogen. Herein, we report two cases of Klebsiella pneumoniae-related CNS infection, including one patient with antimicrobial-resistant hvKp, confirmed by string test that demonstrated a hypermucoviscous phenotype.
