Pediatric brain abscess with fatal outcome caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, serotype K2-ST65

• Main Authors: Emily Tan Sheau En (Author), Nabilah Ismail (Author), Nur Syafiqah Mohamad Nasir (Author), Yasmin Khairani Muhammad Ismadi (Author), Nik Mohd Noor Nik Zuraina (Author), Siti Asma' Hassan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) is an emerging pathotype in addition to classical Klebsiella pneumoniae, with its ability to cause life-threatening, community-acquired metastatic infections even in healthy individuals. We presented a case of cerebral abscess preceded by otitis media in a...