Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: the next superbug?

Emerging Severe and Fatal Infections Due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in Two University Hospitals in France

(2011) D. Decre et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

The role of Klebsiella pneumoniae rmpA in capsular polysaccharide synthesis and virulence revisited

(2011) C.-R. Hsu et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Isolation of Genes Involved in Biofilm Formation of a Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain Causing Pyogenic Liver Abscess

(2011) Meng-Chuan Wu et al.   PLoS One

Hypervirulent K. Pneumoniae Secretes More and More Active Iron-Acquisition Molecules than “Classical” K. Pneumoniae Thereby Enhancing its Virulence

(2011) Thomas A. Russo et al.   PLoS One

RmpA Regulation of Capsular Polysaccharide Biosynthesis in Klebsiella pneumoniae CG43

(2010) H. Y. Cheng et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

NDM-1 — A Cause for Worldwide Concern

(2010) Robert C. Moellering   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Virulent Clones of Klebsiella pneumoniae: Identification and Evolutionary Scenario Based on Genomic and Phenotypic Characterization

(2009) Sylvain Brisse et al.   PLoS One

Massive Necrotizing Pneumonia With Pulmonary Gangrene

(2008) Chih-Hao Chen et al.   ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY

Comparison of prevalence of virulence factors for Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscesses between isolates with capsular K1/K2 and non-K1/K2 serotypes

(2008) Wen-Liang Yu et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Serum‐Induced Iron‐Acquisition Systems and TonB Contribute to Virulence inKlebsiella pneumoniaeCausing Primary Pyogenic Liver Abscess

(2008) Pei‐Fang Hsieh et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES