Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Oct;57(10):5144-6. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01052-13. Epub 2013 Jul 15.
The virulence of a KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 258 (ST258) strain representing those circulating in Greece was assessed in a mouse septicemia model. The strain was virtually avirulent (50% lethal dose, >10(8) and 5 × 10(7) CFU for immunocompetent and neutropenic animals, respectively). Also, it was highly susceptible to serum killing, rapidly phagocytosed in vitro, and classified as K41, which is not among the virulent capsular types. The findings indirectly support the notion that high ST258-associated mortality is largely due to inefficient antimicrobial treatment.
一种在希腊流行的产 KPC 肺炎克雷伯菌序列型 258(ST258)菌株的毒力在小鼠败血症模型中进行了评估。该菌株几乎没有毒力(免疫功能正常和中性粒细胞减少动物的 50%致死剂量分别为>10(8)和 5 × 10(7)CFU)。此外,它对血清杀伤高度敏感,在体外迅速被吞噬,并被分类为 K41,这不属于毒力荚膜类型。这些发现间接支持了这样一种观点,即高 ST258 相关死亡率主要归因于抗菌治疗效果不佳。