Liver abscess, bacteremia and meningoencephalitis due to an hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumonia in a patient with COVID-19. A case report

• Autores: Zegarra Piérola, Jaime, Fernández Merjildo, Diana, Cosme Avila, Samuel, Ticona Salazar, José
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.upch.edu.pe:article/4121
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upch.edu.pe/index.php/RMH/article/view/4121
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto

Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) is a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family, it is an opportunistic pathogen that affects immunosuppressed individuals. K1 and K2 strains are hyper mucous that is considered an hypervirulent factor. We report a case of a female patient who developed a hepatic abscess, bacteremia and meningoencephalitis due to an hypervirulent Kp strain requiring mechanical ventilation, vasopressors, antibiotic treatment and percutaneous drainage of the liver abscess in the intensive care unit at Hospital Cayetano Heredia. The patient survived and was discharge from the hospital. This case illustrates the presence of an hypervirulent Kp strain in Peru.