Hypermucoviscosity as a Virulence Factor in Experimental<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>Endophthalmitis

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Authors

Jonathan J. Hunt · University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Michelle C. Callegan · University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Abstract

The findings demonstrate the site-threatening consequences of K. pneumoniae endophthalmitis and the importance of the hypermucoviscosity phenotype in the pathogenesis of experimental K. pneumoniae endophthalmitis.

Topics & Keywords

Ocular Infections and Treatments Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Intraocular Surgery and Lenses

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Volume 49, Issue 11, pp. 4931-4931

DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-2276

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