Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae causing emphysematous pyelonephritis: a life-threatening pathogen within Australian communities

Med J Aust. 2024 May 6;220(8):400-402. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52265. Epub 2024 Mar 21.

Authors

Katherine Gc Ong¹, John R Dyer², Dickon Hayne^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, WA.
² Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital Group, South Metropolitan Health Service, Fremantle, WA.
³ University of Western Australia, Perth, WA.

PMID: 38514253
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.52265

No abstract available

Keywords: Bacterial infections; Community acquired infections; Urinary tract infections.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Australia / epidemiology
Emphysema* / microbiology
Female
Humans
Klebsiella Infections* / diagnosis
Klebsiella Infections* / microbiology
Klebsiella pneumoniae* / isolation & purification
Male
Middle Aged
Pyelonephritis* / microbiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents