An unusual case of necrotizing pneumonia in a healthy apnea diver

Beyer C, Alsalameh R, Bogdan C, Ganslmayer M, Neurath M, Strauss R, Fürst J (2025)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2025

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Abstract

We report a case of necrotizing pneumonia caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in an athletic, 54-year-old apnea diver. Since hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strains prevail in Southeast Asia and are mainly associated with “invasive liver abscess syndrome”, we considered and tested for hypervirulence only when the necrotizing pneumonia turned out to be refractory to initial antibiotic treatment. Although the hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strain in our patient did not show multi-drug resistance, a total of 6 months of high-dose antibiotic therapy was necessary to cure the infection.

Authors with CRIS profile

Christian Beyer Department of Medicine 1 – Gastroenterology, Pneumology and Endocrinology Rayya Alsalameh Institute of Microbiology – Clinical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene Christian Bogdan Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsimmunologie Marion Ganslmayer Department of Medicine 1 – Gastroenterology, Pneumology and Endocrinology Markus Neurath Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin I (Medizin 1) Richard Strauss Department of Medicine 1 – Gastroenterology, Pneumology and Endocrinology Julia Fürst Department of Medicine 1 – Gastroenterology, Pneumology and Endocrinology

How to cite

APA:

Beyer, C., Alsalameh, R., Bogdan, C., Ganslmayer, M., Neurath, M., Strauss, R., & Fürst, J. (2025). An unusual case of necrotizing pneumonia in a healthy apnea diver. Infection. https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-025-02617-6

MLA:

Beyer, Christian, et al. "An unusual case of necrotizing pneumonia in a healthy apnea diver." Infection (2025).

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