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=== Microbiology ===
=== Microbiology ===
* [[Has Gram stain::Gram-negative]] [[Has shape::bacillus]]
* [[Has Gram stain::Gram-negative]] [[Has shape::bacillus]]
* Virulence factors include capsular polysaccharide, lipopolysaccharide, and iron acquisition mechanism (siderophores)


== Clinical Presentation ==
== Clinical Presentation ==

Revision as of 00:24, 14 February 2020

Background

Microbiology

  • Gram-negative bacillus
  • Virulence factors include capsular polysaccharide, lipopolysaccharide, and iron acquisition mechanism (siderophores)

Clinical Presentation

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae