Klebsiella pneumoniae causes the syndrome of liver abscess, meningitis and endophthalmitis associated with capsular serotype K1/K2, mucoid phenotype and aerobactin production as virulence factors. Overall mortality from Klebsiella pneumonia bacteraemia ranged from 19% to 55%.
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