Peirano, GiselePitout, Johann DDLaupland, Kevin BMeatherall, BonnieGregson, Daniel B2018-09-272018-09-272013-01-01Gisele Peirano, Johann DD Pitout, Kevin B Laupland, Bonnie Meatherall, and Daniel B Gregson, “Population-Based Surveillance for Hypermucoviscosity Klebsiella pneumoniae Causing Community-Acquired Bacteremia in Calgary, Alberta,” Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. e61-e64, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/828741http://hdl.handle.net/1880/10827910.11575/PRISM/44312The characteristics of hypermucoviscosity isolates among Klebsiella pneumoniae causing community-acquired bacteremia were investigated. The hypermucoviscous phenotype was present in 8.2% of K pneumoniae isolates, and was associated with rmpA and the K2 serotype; liver abscesses were the most common clinical presentation. The present analysis represents the first population-based surveillance study of hypermucoviscosity among K pneumoniae causing bacteremia.Journal Article2018-09-27enCopyright © 2013 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/828741