COVID-19 and Fatal Sepsis Caused by Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, Japan, 2020.

Hosoda, Tomohiro; Harada, Sohei; Okamoto, Koh; Ishino, Sumire; Kaneko, Makoto; Suzuki, Masahiro; Ito, Ryota; Mizoguchi, Miyuki

Hosoda, Tomohiro; Harada, Sohei; Okamoto, Koh; Ishino, Sumire; Kaneko, Makoto; Suzuki, Masahiro; Ito, Ryota; Mizoguchi, Miyuki.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 27(2): 556-559, 2021 Feb.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-977732

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

A patient in Japan with coronavirus disease and hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae K2 sequence type 86 infection died of respiratory failure. Bacterial and fungal co-infections caused by region-endemic pathogens, including hypervirulent K. pneumoniae in eastern Asia, should be included in the differential diagnosis of coronavirus disease patients with acutely deteriorating condition.

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COVID-19/microbiology; Coinfection/microbiology; Klebsiella Infections/microbiology; Klebsiella pneumoniae/pathogenicity; SARS-CoV-2; Sepsis/microbiology; Aged, 80 and over; Fatal Outcome; Female; Humans; Japan; Virulence

Keywords

2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; Japan; SARS-CoV-2; bacteria; co-infection; coronavirus disease; hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae; respiratory infections; sepsis; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; string test; viruses; zoonoses

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Klebsiella Infections / Sepsis / Coinfection / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 / Klebsiella pneumoniae Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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