Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học ngành y học tạp chí Medical Sciences dành cho các bạn sinh viên ngành y tham khảo đề tài: A k2A-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae causes liver and brain abscess in a Saint Kitt’s man. | Int. J. Med. Sci. 2009 6 301 Short Research Communication International Journal of Medical Sciences 2009 6 6 301-304 Ivyspring International Publisher. All rights reserved A k2A-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae causes liver and brain abscess in a Saint Kitt s man Melissa S. Doud1 Reni Grimes-Zeppegno4 Enrique Molina4 Nancimae Miller4 Danajeyan Balachandar3 Lisa Schneper2 Robert Poppiti4 and Kalai Mathee2 M 1. Department of Biological Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Florida International University Miami Florida 33199 2. Department of Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases College of Medicine Florida International University Miami Florida 33199 3. Department of Agricultural Microbiology Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore 641 003 India 4. Department of Pathology Mount Sinai Medical Center - FIU College of Medicine Miami Beach FL33140 USA H Correspondence to Kalai Mathee . Department of Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Florida International University College of Medicine University Park HLS 673A Miami Fl 33I99. Tel. No 305 348 0629 FAX 305 348 2913 Email Received Accepted Published Abstract Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in community-acquired pneumonia is increasingly found in primary pyogenic liver abscesses. The presence of magA in K. pneumoniae has been implicated in hypermucoviscosity and virulence of liver abscess isolates. The K2 serotype has also been strongly associated with hypervirulence. We report the isolation of non-magA K2 K. pneumoniae strain from a liver abscess of a Saint Kitt s man who survived the invasive syndrome. Key words Klebsiella pneumoniae magA 16S rRNA k2A dengue fever Klebsiella pneumoniae is often isolated in hospital-acquired urinary tract infections septicemias pneumonia and intra-abdominal infections 1 . Although bacterial liver abscesses are rare K. pneumoniae is one of the leading etiologic agents 2 . Since 1981 a distinct clinical syndrome
