Two unusual cases of successful treatment of hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae invasive syndrome.
Hiroki NamikawaKoichi YamadaHiroki FujimotoKen-Ichi OinumaYoshihiro TochinoYasuhiko TakemotoYukihiro KanekoTaichi ShutoHiroshi KakeyaPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2016)
Hypermucoviscous K. pneumoniae can cause infected aneurysms, and the prostate can be the primary site of infection. We suggest that a diagnosis of hvKP invasive syndrome should be considered in all patients who present with K. pneumoniae infection and multiple organ abscesses.