Genomic Analysis and Virulence Assessment of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae K16-ST660 in Severe Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis

• Main Authors: Jun Huang (Author), Jiaru Zhuang (Author), Lin Wan (Author), Yutong Liu (Author), Yiran Du (Author), Lu Zhou (Author), Renjing Hu (Author), Lanfeng Shen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: To investigate the source of infection in a patient with recurrent severe neck infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae and to analyze the virulence of isolates obtained from different sites of the patient. Methods: We collected preoperative neck abscess puncture fluid, intraoperative n...