关键词: Caribbean Community acquired meningitis ST86 hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strain

Mesh : Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use Bacterial Proteins / genetics Cefotaxime / therapeutic use Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy microbiology Genotype Guadeloupe Humans Hydroxamic Acids / metabolism Klebsiella Infections / drug therapy etiology Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics pathogenicity Male Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy etiology Middle Aged Plasmids Serogroup Virulence Factors / genetics

来  源:   DOI:10.1186/s12879-016-2065-2   PDF(Sci-hub)

Abstract:
Community-acquired bacterial meningitis due to Klebsiella pneumoniae has mainly been described in Southeast Asia and has a poor prognosis. Severe invasive infections caused by K. pneumoniae, including meningitis, are often due to hypervirulent strains (hvKP), which are characterized by capsular serotypes K1 and K2, a gene responsible for hypermucoviscosity, and the cluster for synthesis of the siderophore aerobactin.
A 55 year old man with a history of essential hypertension, benign prostate hyperplasia, hyperlipidemia, obstructive sleep apnea, and chronic alcoholism was admitted for meningitis due to Klebsiella pneumoniae with a wild-type susceptibility profile. Its genomic features were consistent with a capsular K2 strain belonging to clonal group 86 (CG86) displaying the large virulence of Klebsiella plasmid (pLVPK) with heavy metal resistance gene clusters, aerobactin, rmpA.
This is the first case of community-acquired meningitis caused by a hypervirulent strain of hvKP ever reported in the Caribbean.
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