Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia and capsular serotypes, Taiwan

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jun;17(6):1113-5. doi: 10.3201/eid/1706.100811.

Abstract

Capsular serotypes of 225 Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Taiwan were identified by using PCR. Patients infected with K1 serotypes (41 isolates) had increased community-onset bacteremia, more nonfatal diseases and liver abscesses, lower Pittsburgh bacteremia scores and mortality rates, and fewer urinary tract infections than patients infected with non-K1/K2 serotypes (147 isolates).

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bacteremia / diagnosis
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Bacteremia / mortality
  • Bacterial Capsules / genetics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections / diagnosis
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology*
  • Klebsiella Infections / mortality
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / classification
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / genetics
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Typing
  • Serotyping
  • Taiwan