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Phenotype and molecular characterization of K1-ST700 hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from bone marrow aspirate of a patient with multi-system infection.
BMC microbiology - 9 Jun 2026
Shao Chunhong, Chen Xia, Wu Tingchao, Wang Wenyang, Wang Yan, Jiang Meijie
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BACKGROUND: Worldwide, hypervirulent Klebsiella. pneumoniae (HvKp) is a leading cause of multisystem infection. However, it is very rare for HvKp to be cultured from bone marrow aspirates. In this study, four K1-ST700 Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) isolates were acquired from the bone marrow, blood, liver abscess puncture fluid, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of a 53-year-old male patient in a...
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