Article
Molecular epidemiological characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae associated with bacteremia among patients with pneumonia.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2015
Ito Ryota, Shindo Yuichiro, Kobayashi Daisuke, Ando Masahiko, Jin Wanchun, Wachino Jun-ichi, Yamada Keiko, Kimura Kouji, Yagi Tetsuya, Hasegawa Yoshinori, Arakawa Yoshichika
Abstract excerpt
Some important virulence factors have been elucidated in Klebsiella pneumoniae infections. We investigated the relationship between virulence factors and multilocus sequence types (STs) and assessed the risk factors for bacteremia in patients with pneumonia due to K. pneumoniae. From April 2004 through April 2012, a total of 120 K. pneumoniae isolates from patients with pneumonia (23 with bacteremia and 97...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Bacteremia
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Japan
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Multilocus Sequence Typing
- Phenotype