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String test of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumonia

2 Jun 2014

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A 63-year-old woman with a history of type 1 diabetes mellitus and IgA nephropathy, on maintenance dialysis for 10 years, presented with exertional dyspnea of 1 week’s duration and bloody sputum since the previous day. Results of String tests (A string 5 mm or longer is defined as positive). Stretching of the Klebsiella pneumoniae colonies isolated from our patient's sample resulted in the formation of a string 6...

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PMID: 24890554
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcu124

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