•Epidemiology of spontaneous bacterial meningitis vary in tropical areas.•Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) in the Caribean, including K1 or K2 capsular serotypes.•Hypervirulent (Hv) strains in patients with predisposing risk factors.•Extended spectrum beta-lactamase - and carbapenemase-producing HvKp.
An unusual prevalence of Klebsiella pneumoniae (24%) was observed in 25 adults admitted to the intensive care units of two University Hospitals in the French West Indies, for spontaneous community-acquired bacterial meningitis. All tested isolates had several prominent features of hypervirulent isolates, including rmpa and iuc genes, K1 or K2 capsular serotypes.
- Spontaneous community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults admitted to the intensive care units in the Caribbean French West Indies: Unusual prevalence of Klebsiella pneumonia
- Pascale Piednoir - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pointe-à-PitreUlrich Clarac - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pointe-à-PitreAmélie Rolle - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pointe-à-PitreSylvaine Bastian - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pointe-à-PitreGaelle Gruel - Institut Pasteur de la GuadeloupeFrédéric Martino - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pointe-à-PitreHossein Mehdaoui - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de MartiniqueMarc Valette - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pointe-à-PitreSébastien Breurec - Institut Pasteur de la GuadeloupeMichel Carles - Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire
- International journal of infectious diseases, Vol.100, pp.473-475
- Elsevier Ltd
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- 99119129309311
- Pathogenesis and Control of Chronic and Emerging Infections - PCCEI
- English
- Journal article