Catechols from strains both of high and low virulence for guinea-pigs enhanced the skin infectivity of most of the 10 Klebsiella strains ... EDDA did not enhance infection.

Further epidemiological analyses are needed to determine whether having this skin reservoir increases the likelihood of a person developing a carbapenem-resistant infection. Future research will ...

The O-specific polysaccharide of Klebsiella pneumoniae in patients with bloodstream infections is immunogenic, and its closely related subtypes are cross-reactive.

Klebsiella pneumoniae was the most dangerous of them all. The bacterium can cause very serious infections - including pneumonia, meningitis, sepsis, and skin infections. It is one of the main ...