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Case Reports
. 2010 Feb;48(2):639-41.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01779-09. Epub 2009 Dec 9.

K2 serotype Klebsiella pneumoniae causing a liver abscess associated with infective endocarditis

Andres Rivero  1 , Eric Gomez, David Alland, David B Huang, Tom Chiang
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K2 serotype Klebsiella pneumoniae causing a liver abscess associated with infective endocarditis

Andres Rivero et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Feb.

Abstract

Klebsiella pneumoniae primary liver abscess (KPLA) is an emerging disease that is associated with distant septic complications. We report the first case of KPLA associated with infective endocarditis. The K. pneumoniae strain was a hypermucoid K2 serotype carrying the rmpA virulence-associated gene.

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FIG. 1.
String test: stretching colonies results in formation of a string of >5 mm (4).
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Electrophoresis gel showing presence of k2A gene (capsular serotype 2) and rmpA gene (regulator gene of exopolysaccharide synthesis). The leftmost lane shows a DNA molecular ladder (100 bp).
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