Ng Daniel, Frazee Brad
Highland Hospital - Alameda Health System, Department of Emergency Medicine, Oakland, California.
West J Emerg Med. 2015 Jan;16(1):165-8. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2014.11.23599. Epub 2014 Dec 5.
Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae has been described in Southeast Asia, but has only recently begun to emerge in North America. The hypermucoviscous strain of K. pneumoniae is a particularly virulent strain known to cause devastatingly invasive infections, including necrotizing fasciitis. Here we present the first known case of necrotizing fasciitis caused by hypermucoviscous K. pneumoniae in North America.
由肺炎克雷伯菌引起的坏死性筋膜炎在东南亚已有报道,但直到最近才开始在北美出现。肺炎克雷伯菌的高黏液性菌株是一种特别具有毒性的菌株,已知会引发极具破坏性的侵袭性感染,包括坏死性筋膜炎。在此,我们报告北美首例由高黏液性肺炎克雷伯菌引起的坏死性筋膜炎病例。