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Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae: A challenge in community acquired infection

In 1986, a new syndrome was described in Taiwan secondary to hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKP), and its main feature was the ability to cause severe infection in young and immunocompetent hosts. Their virulence is explained by the efficient acquisition of iron and an increase in capsule production,...

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Autores principales: Sánchez-López, Javier, García-Caballero, Andrea, Navarro-San Francisco, Carolina, Quereda, Carmen, Ruiz-Garbajosa, Patricia, Navas, Enrique, Dronda, Fernando, Morosini, María Isabel, Cantón, Rafael, Diez-Aguilar, María
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6514362/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31193033
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00547