Klebsiella pneumonia is a rare cause of infection that is very uncommon in patients with normal immune systems who have not been in the hospital for extended periods of time, Dr. Ken Perry, an ...

In October 2006, by which time the outbreak had spread to 16 wards, a total of 867 patients with K pneumoniae had been identified; of these, 48 (5.5%) had CRKP.

Journal reference: Feriotti, C., et al. (2022) Klebsiella pneumoniae hijacks the Toll-IL-1R protein SARM1 in a type I IFN-dependent manner to antagonize host immunity.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — More than a decade ago, physicians around the world began reporting cases due to a new hypervirulent strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae, which could infect and severely sicken otherwise ...

Intra-abdominal infection was the most common source of Klebsiella pneumonia e infection. Patients treated with “incorrect” first antibiotics for K. pneumonia were more than 5 times as likely ...

More than a decade ago, physicians around the world began reporting cases due to a new hypervirulent strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae, which could infect and severely sicken otherwise healthy ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — More than a decade ago, physicians around the world began reporting cases due to a new hypervirulent strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae, which could infect and severely sicken otherwise ...

Agnostic B cell selection approach identifies antibodies against K. pneumoniae that synergistically drive complement activation. Nature Communications, 2024; 15 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52372-9 ...

Deciphering the relative importance of genetic elements in hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae to guide countermeasure development. eBioMedicine, 2024; 107: 105302 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105302 ...