1. FIRST MOLECULAR INVESTIGATION OF CAPSULAR SEROTYPING AND HYPERVIRULENT (HVLP) OF K. PNEUMONIAE IN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTER OF YOPOUGON COTE D'IVOIRE.
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M'lan-Britoh, A., Meité, S., Boni, C., Zaba, F., Koffi, K. S., Guessennd, N., Kakou, N. S., Faye-Kette, H., and Dosso, M.
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PATHOGENIC microorganisms , *SEROTYPES , *MICROORGANISMS , *ANTIGENS , *IMMUNITY - Abstract
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a well known human pathogen. Although infectious in most nosocomial infections with a high level of resistance, capsular types and circulating hypervirulent strains in our context are not documented. The aims of this study are to identify capsular serotypes and hypervirulent strains circulating at the Yopougon University Hospital in Abidjan. 51 strains of Klebsiella were collected at Chu de Yopougon. The capsular serotypes were determined using PCR and the serotypes K1, K2 and K5 were searched. The hypervirulent strains were also investigated by PCR and by string test. The predominant serotypes were non-K1 / K2 (46/51, 90%). The serotypes found K5 and K2 in (4/51, 7.8%) and (1/51; 1.9%) respectively. The rmpA gene linked to hyperviscosity or hyperviscosity was not found although 25.5% (12/51) were positive for the stretch test. The capsular distribution of strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae seems different from Asian authors. The determination of non-K1non types K2 remains to be elucidated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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