Departments of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Mar;51(3):1049-51. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02853-12. Epub 2013 Jan 9.
Klebsiella pneumoniae K1 is a major agent of hepatic abscess with metastatic disease in East Asia, with sporadic reports originating elsewhere. We report a case of abscess complicated by septic endophthalmitis caused by a wzyAKpK1-positive Klebsiella strain in a U.S. resident, raising concern for global emergence.
肺炎克雷伯菌 K1 是东亚地区肝脓肿伴转移性疾病的主要病原体,其他地区也有散发病例报告。我们报告了一例美国居民由 wzyAKpK1 阳性肺炎克雷伯菌引起的脓肿合并眼内炎的病例,引起了对全球流行的关注。