Endogenous Endophthalmitis Caused by ST66-K2 Hypervirulent <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>, United States
Edwin Kamau, Paul R Allyn, Omer E. Beaird, Kevin W. Ward, Nancy Kwan, Omai B. Garner, Shangxin Yang
Abstract
We describe a case of endogenous endophthalmitis caused by sequence type 66-K2 hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in a diabetic patient with no travel history outside the United States. Genomic analysis showed the pathogen has remained highly conserved, retaining >98% genetic similarity to the original strain described in Indonesia in 1935.
Topics & Concepts
Klebsiella pneumoniaeMicrobiologyKlebsiella infectionsEndophthalmitisKlebsiellaMedicineGram-negative bacterial infectionsVirologyBiologyAntibioticsEscherichia coliOphthalmologyGeneBiochemistryOcular Infections and TreatmentsAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaOcular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome