Fatal Pneumocephalus Caused by Hypervirulent <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>, Germany
We report a fatal case of pneumocephalus in Germany caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 23, confirmed by using clinical, histopathologic, and genomic analyses. The patient reported no travel history, suggesting local emergence. This unusual case reveals an unclear pathogen prevalence and demonstrates the need for increased awareness of global spread.
Authors
- Martin A. Fischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9319-3862)
- Anja Osterloh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3554-8108)
- Jürgen Benjamin Hagemann
- Yvonne Pfeifer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8123-2166)
- Armin Imhof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7452-303X)
- Nicholas Schwab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5494-9885)
- Thomas F.E. Barth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3379-6311)
- Anika Wahl
- Andreas Essig
- Nico Gläser
- Jochen Breitruck
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3110.250877
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72
Funders
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Robert Koch Institut