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Liver abscess caused by magA+ Klebsiella pneumoniae in North America.

Fang FC, Sandler N, Libby SJ

Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine and Harborview Medical Center, Box 357242, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. fcfang@u.washington.edu

Taiwan has witnessed an emerging syndrome of liver abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying the magA gene required for exopolysaccharide web biosynthesis. We report a patient transferred from Alaska to Washington State with a magA(+) K. pneumoniae liver abscess and describe a simple approach for recognition of these hypervirulent strains.

Published 7 February 2005 in J Clin Microbiol, 43(2): 991-2.
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