Unique North American isolates of severe metastatic hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strain infections with hepatic abscesses seen in young patients within Texas
HvKp strains capable of causing devastating metastatic septic infections have emerged in Texas. These isolates are unique compared to other hvKp strains globally. Country-wide surveillance and whole genome sequencing of these strains is essential to prevent a major public health emergency in the USA.
Authors
- Kelly F. Oakeson
- Lori Smith
- Heidi A. Butz
- Junaid Alam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-5547)
- Dylan Curry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-4335)
- Erin L. Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7535-006X)
- Ramesh Kesavan
- S. Sarva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2922-078X)
- Anna Sangster
- Maureen Vowles
- Kevin Garnepudi
- Gnananandh Jayaraman
- E.N. Riha
- Hong M. Thai
- Haris Ahmed
Institutions
- Utah Department of Health (US)
- Pulmonary Associates (US)
- Lone Star College Kingwood (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308305
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.59
Funders
- Utah Department of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention