Lemierre’s syndrome associated with hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: A case report and genomic characterization of the isolate

Lemierre’s syndrome associated with hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: A case report and genomic characterization of the isolate

We describe a case of Lemierre’s syndrome (LS) caused by a hypervirulent strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae in a 63-year-old female with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus, who presented with right neck pain and fevers. Computerized tomography of the neck and chest revealed an occluded...

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Main Authors: Seung Eun Lee, Ammara Mushtaq, Melissa Gitman, Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi, Marilyn Chung, Ajay Obla, Emilia M. Sordillo, Michael D. Nowak, Harm van Bakel, Juan David Ramírez, Marina Muñoz, Mikyung Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Klebsiella pneumonia
Lemierre’s syndrome
septic thrombophlebitis
hypervirulent
Klebsiella
iucA gene
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