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Zhang T, Huang X, Xu T, Li S, Cui M. Pyogenic liver abscess caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae diagnosed by third-generation sequencing: a case report and literature review. J Int Med Res 2023; 51:3000605231206296. [PMID: 37903314 PMCID: PMC10617275 DOI: 10.1177/03000605231206296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023] Open
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We report a case of a woman with diabetes mellitus and choledocholithiasis who had a low fever with chills and severe weakness for 7 days. The patient's abdominal tenderness was positive. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a giant abscess in the liver. The production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae was found in the purulent fluid of the liver by nanopore-based metagenomic third-generation sequencing combined with an antibiotic susceptibility test. The patient recovered after intravenous antibiotic therapy and percutaneous drainage. Patients with a history of diabetes mellitus and choledocholithiasis should be aware of the possibility of pyogenic liver abscesses caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae. To rapidly control the development of this disease, nanopore-based metagenomic third-generation sequencing plays an important role not only in rapidly identifying pathogens, but also in guiding the use of antibiotics.
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- Ting Zhang
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Third People’s Hospital, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Digital Technology in Medical Diagnostics of Zhejiang Province, Dian Diagnostics Group Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Third People’s Hospital, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Digital Technology in Medical Diagnostics of Zhejiang Province, Dian Diagnostics Group Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Third People’s Hospital, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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Tutelyan AV, Shlykova DS, Voskanyan SL, Gaponov AM, Pisarev VM. Molecular Epidemiology of Hypervirulent K. pneumoniae and Problems of Health-Care Associated Infections. Bull Exp Biol Med 2022; 172:507-522. [PMID: 35352244 PMCID: PMC8964242 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-022-05424-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The review describes virulence factors of hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKp) including genes determining its virulence and discusses their role in the development of health-care associated infections. The contribution of individual virulence factors and their combination to the development of the hypervirulence and the prospects of using these factors as biomarkers and therapeutic targets are described. Virulence factors of hvKp and “classical” K. pneumoniae strains (cKp) with no hypervirulence genes were compared. The mechanisms of biofilm formation by hvKp and high incidence of its antibiotic resistance are of particular importance for in health care institutions. Therefore, the development of methods for hvKp identification allowing early prevention of severe hvKp infection and novel approaches to abrogate its spreading are new challenges for epidemiology, infection diseases, and critical care medicine. New technologies including bacteriological and molecular studies make it possible to develop innovative strategies to diagnose and treat infection caused by hvKp. These include monitoring of both genetic biomarkers of hvKp and resistance plasmid that carry of virulence genes and antibiotic resistance genes, creation of immunological agents for the prevention and therapy of hvKp (vaccines, monoclonal antibodies) as well as personalized hvKp-specific phage therapies and pharmaceuticals enhancing the effect of antibiotics. A variety of approaches can reliably prepare our medicine for a new challenge: spreading of life-threatening health-care associated infections caused by antibiotic-resistant hvKp strains.
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- A V Tutelyan
- Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Research Clinical Center of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, Moscow, Russia
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- Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, Moscow, Russia
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- Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, Moscow, Russia.,Federal Research Clinical Center of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, Moscow, Russia
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- Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, Moscow, Russia. .,Federal Research Clinical Center of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology, Moscow, Russia.
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Celis C, Castelló C, Boira I, Senent C, Esteban V, Chiner E. Liver abscess syndrome and hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae bronchopneumonia. Arch Bronconeumol 2021; 57:668-670. [PMID: 35702910 DOI: 10.1016/j.arbr.2021.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- Carly Celis
- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain
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- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain
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- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain
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- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain
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- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain
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- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain.
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McHardy JA, Selvaganeshapillai V, Khanna P, Whittington AM, Turton J, Gopal Rao G. A case of neck abscess caused by rare hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, capsular type K20 and sequence type 420. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2021; 20:46. [PMID: 34158064 PMCID: PMC8220700 DOI: 10.1186/s12941-021-00453-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background This case report describes a neck abscess caused by a strain of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in a middle aged man with diabetes without a history of travel to East and South East Asia. This case report is of notable significance as Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae neck abscesses are rarely seen in the UK and are very infrequently documented in individuals who have not first travelled to the high prevalence areas of East and South East Asia. Case presentation This case report describes a 53 year old diabetic man who contracted a Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae neck abscess which led to the development of sepsis. Klebsiella pneumoniae was cultured from blood cultures and fluid aspirated from the abscess grew the pathogen with same antimicrobial susceptibility. Hypervirulence was demonstrated after the samples were analysed, at the Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections Reference Unit Public Health England Colindale, and found to contain the K20 (rmp)A and rmpA2 virulence genes. Discussion Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative, encapsulated, non-motile bacillus notable for its ability to metastatically spread and cause potentially life threatening infections in otherwise healthy adults, but especially in those with diabetes. Genes responsible for the production of hyperviscous mucoid polysaccharide capsules and siderophores, such as those isolated in this case, enable the bacteria to more efficiently evade the hosts immune system and disseminate and invade surrounding and distant tissues. Data from Public Health England shows Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae are rare in the UK. A review of current literature also showed Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae almost exclusively occur in those who have traveled to East and South East Asia. Conclusions This case reported a rare Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae neck abscess outside of, and without travel to, East and South East Asia. This raises concerns about future, potentially life threatening, Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae infections becoming more widespread without the need for endemic travel. This concern is further exacerbated by the growing global challenge of antimicrobial resistance.
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- John Alexander McHardy
- London Northwest University Healthcare NHS Trust, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, London Northwest University Healthcare NHS Trust, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, UK
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- London Northwest University Healthcare NHS Trust, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, UK. .,Imperial College, London, UK.
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- Public Health England, 61 Colindale Ave, London, NW9 5EQ, UK
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- London Northwest University Healthcare NHS Trust, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, UK.,Imperial College, London, UK
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Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing of Serotype K1 Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae from an Undocumented Chinese Migrant. Case Rep Infect Dis 2021; 2021:6638780. [PMID: 34007495 PMCID: PMC8100418 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6638780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae causes severe disseminated infections, typically with hepatic and central nervous system involvement including endophthalmitis. Case Presentation. We report a fatal case of an undocumented Chinese migrant in her 60s who presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain, lethargy, and headache over the preceding two weeks. She had a new diagnosis of diabetes mellitus on admission. Computed tomography scan of the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis showed bilateral pneumonia with liver abscesses. The patient was treated with empirical broad-spectrum antibiotics before K. pneumoniae was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid and blood cultures. The isolate was further characterised as a ST23 (ST: sequence type), serotype K1 hypervirulent strain using Nanopore sequencing. Despite admission to the intensive care unit, the patient died within 48 hrs of admission. Conclusions This case demonstrates the need for increased awareness of hypervirulent K. pneumoniae, even in countries where it occurs infrequently. Novel, rapid, sequencing technologies can support diagnosis in unusual presentations.
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David M, Pouncey AL, Kerwat R, Habal S. Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess with endophthalmitis in a diabetic man with gallstones. BMJ Case Rep 2021; 14:e239835. [PMID: 33637502 PMCID: PMC7919547 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Invasive liver abscess syndrome (ILAS) is caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae and is typically seen in people from East Asia, often with diabetes and gallstones. ILAS includes metastatic sequelae of the infection, commonly to the eyes. The case described below occurred in a London hospital. The patient's abscess was diagnosed on CT and MRI and he developed endophthalmitis secondary to metastatic spread of the infection. He was treated with intravenous and intravitreal antibiotics and discharged with a plan for vitrectomy and cholecystectomy as an outpatient. We discuss the epidemiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, prognosis and management of this rare condition. There have been a number of recent reports of cases of this nature outside of Asia and we believe greater awareness is required. A high index of suspicion should be held for the potential development of metastases in patients of this demographic presenting with abscesses of this nature.
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- Michael David
- General Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Woolwich, London, UK
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- Ophthalmology, Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, Kent, UK
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Celis C, Castelló C, Boira I, Senent C, Esteban V, Chiner E. Liver Abscess Syndrome and Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae Bronchopneumonia. Arch Bronconeumol 2021; 57:S0300-2896(21)00038-7. [PMID: 33674119 DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2021.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Carly Celis
- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, España
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- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, España
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- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, España
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- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, España
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- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, España
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- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante, España.
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Gomes AÉI, Pacheco T, Dos Santos CDS, Pereira JA, Ribeiro ML, Darrieux M, Ferraz LFC. Functional Insights From KpfR, a New Transcriptional Regulator of Fimbrial Expression That Is Crucial for Klebsiella pneumoniae Pathogenicity. Front Microbiol 2021; 11:601921. [PMID: 33552015 PMCID: PMC7861041 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.601921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Although originally known as an opportunistic pathogen, Klebsiella pneumoniae has been considered a worldwide health threat nowadays due to the emergence of hypervirulent and antibiotic-resistant strains capable of causing severe infections not only on immunocompromised patients but also on healthy individuals. Fimbriae is an essential virulence factor for K. pneumoniae, especially in urinary tract infections (UTIs), because it allows the pathogen to adhere and invade urothelial cells and to form biofilms on biotic and abiotic surfaces. The importance of fimbriae for K. pneumoniae pathogenicity is highlighted by the large number of fimbrial gene clusters on the bacterium genome, which requires a coordinated and finely adjusted system to control the synthesis of these structures. In this work, we describe KpfR as a new transcriptional repressor of fimbrial expression in K. pneumoniae and discuss its role in the bacterium pathogenicity. K. pneumoniae with disrupted kpfR gene exhibited a hyperfimbriated phenotype with enhanced biofilm formation and greater adhesion to and replication within epithelial host cells. Nonetheless, the mutant strain was attenuated for colonization of the bladder in a murine model of urinary tract infection. These results indicate that KpfR is an important transcriptional repressor that, by negatively controlling the expression of fimbriae, prevents K. pneumoniae from having a hyperfimbriated phenotype and from being recognized and eliminated by the host immune system.
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- Ana Érika Inácio Gomes
- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular e Celular de Tumores, Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunofarmacologia e Biologia Molecular, Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Universidade São Francisco, Bragança Paulista, Brazil
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Microbiota-mediated protection against antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Genes Immun 2021; 22:255-267. [PMID: 33947987 PMCID: PMC8497270 DOI: 10.1038/s41435-021-00129-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Colonization by the microbiota provides one of our most effective barriers against infection by pathogenic microbes. The microbiota protects against infection by priming immune defenses, by metabolic exclusion of pathogens from their preferred niches, and through direct antimicrobial antagonism. Disruption of the microbiota, especially by antibiotics, is a major risk factor for bacterial pathogen colonization. Restoration of the microbiota through microbiota transplantation has been shown to be an effective way to reduce pathogen burden in the intestine but comes with a number of drawbacks, including the possibility of transferring other pathogens into the host, lack of standardization, and potential disruption to host metabolism. More refined methods to exploit the power of the microbiota would allow us to utilize its protective power without the drawbacks of fecal microbiota transplantation. To achieve this requires detailed understanding of which members of the microbiota protect against specific pathogens and the mechanistic basis for their effects. In this review, we will discuss the clinical and experimental evidence that has begun to reveal which members of the microbiota protect against some of the most troublesome antibiotic-resistant pathogens: Klebsiella pneumoniae, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, and Clostridioides difficile.
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Animal Model To Study Klebsiella pneumoniae Gastrointestinal Colonization and Host-to-Host Transmission. Infect Immun 2020; 88:IAI.00071-20. [PMID: 32839189 PMCID: PMC7573435 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00071-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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An important yet poorly understood facet of the life cycle of a successful pathogen is host-to-host transmission. Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) resulting from the transmission of drug-resistant pathogens affect hundreds of millions of patients worldwide. Klebsiella pneumoniae, a Gram-negative bacterium, is notorious for causing HAI, with many of these infections difficult to treat, as K. pneumoniae has become multidrug resistant. Epidemiological studies suggest that K. pneumoniae host-to-host transmission requires close contact and generally occurs through the fecal-oral route. An important yet poorly understood facet of the life cycle of a successful pathogen is host-to-host transmission. Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) resulting from the transmission of drug-resistant pathogens affect hundreds of millions of patients worldwide. Klebsiella pneumoniae, a Gram-negative bacterium, is notorious for causing HAI, with many of these infections difficult to treat, as K. pneumoniae has become multidrug resistant. Epidemiological studies suggest that K. pneumoniae host-to-host transmission requires close contact and generally occurs through the fecal-oral route. Here, we describe a murine model that can be utilized to study mucosal (oropharynx and gastrointestinal [GI]) colonization, shedding within feces, and transmission of K. pneumoniae through the fecal-oral route. Using an oral route of inoculation, and fecal shedding as a marker for GI colonization, we showed that K. pneumoniae can asymptomatically colonize the GI tract in immunocompetent mice and modifies the host GI microbiota. Colonization density within the GI tract and levels of shedding in the feces differed among the clinical isolates tested. A hypervirulent K. pneumoniae isolate was able to translocate from the GI tract and cause hepatic infection that mimicked the route of human infection. Expression of the capsule was required for colonization and, in turn, robust shedding. Furthermore, K. pneumoniae carrier mice were able to transmit to uninfected cohabitating mice. Lastly, treatment with antibiotics led to changes in the host microbiota and development of a transient supershedder phenotype, which enhanced transmission efficiency. Thus, this model can be used to determine the contribution of host and bacterial factors toward K. pneumoniae dissemination.
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