Pediatric brain abscess with fatal outcome caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, serotype K2-ST65

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) is an emerging pathotype in addition to classical Klebsiella pneumoniae, with its ability to cause life-threatening, community-acquired metastatic infections even in healthy individuals. We presented a case of cerebral abscess preceded by otitis media in a...

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Published in:	Journal of Infection and Public Health
Main Authors:	Emily Tan Sheau En, Nabilah Ismail, Nur Syafiqah Mohamad Nasir, Yasmin Khairani Muhammad Ismadi, Nik Mohd Noor Nik Zuraina, Siti Asma’ Hassan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-07-01
Subjects:	Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Pediatric Brain abscess
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034123001703