Klebsiella pneumoniae and the pyogenic liver abscess: implications and association of the presence of rpmA genes and expression of hypermucoviscosity

摘要

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a commonGram-negative human opportunisticpathogen that causes both communityand nosocomial infections primarily inimmunocompromised hosts. This pathogenproduces a wide range of infectionsincluding, pneumonia, bacteremia, urinarytract infection, meningitis, intraabdominalinfections, and communityacquiredpyogenic liver abscess (PLA).