Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae as Unexpected Cause of Fatal Outbreak in Captive Marmosets, Brazil

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Guerra, Juliana Mariotti ; Fernandes, Natália Coehlo Couto de A. ; Morales dos Santos, Alessandra Loureiro ; Barrel, Joana de Souza Pereira ; Petri, Bruno Simões Sergio ; Milanelo, Liliane ; Tiba-Casas, Monique Ribeiro ; Liserre, Alcina Maria ; Gonçalves, Cláudia Regina ; Sacchi, Cláudio Tavares ; Catão-Dias, José Luiz ; Camargo, Carlos Henrique
• Description:
  After the sudden death of captive marmosets in São Paulo, Brazil, we conducted a histologic and microbiologic study. We found hyperacute septicemia caused by hypermucoviscous sequence type 86 K2 Klebsiella pneumoniae. We implemented prophylactic antimicrobial therapy, selected dedicated staff for marmoset interactions, and sanitized the animals' fruit to successfully control this outbreak.
• Subjects:
  Animals Beta-Lactamases Callithrix Disease Outbreaks Klebsiella Infections Klebsiella Pneumoniae Virulence
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(12):3039-3043
• Pubmed ID:
  33219810
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7706955
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:460309d0cbd84e71b2c9c37681febbad9b580e0e79688ac81f70e21925028091
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/98410/cdc_98410_DS1.pdf
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