A case of invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae syndrome with ventriculitis.

Correspondence: Jung-Ju Lee Department of Neurology, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University, 68 Hangeulbiseok-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01830, Korea E-mail: sss331sss331@gmail.com ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7498-5656 Dear Editor, Klebsiella pneumoniae is a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family and an established cause of urinary tract/ hepatobiliary infections and osteomyelitis, especially in alcoholics and diabetic patients [1]. In the 1980s, a new hypervirulent variant of K. pneumoniae was reported; it causes lung, prostate, and soft tissue abscesses and is associated with metastatic complications such as endophthalmitis/uveitis and central nervous system infection [1,2]. The mortality rate ranges from 3% to 42% [3]. We present a case of ventriculitis and multiple metastatic infections caused by K. pneumoniae in a patient with chronic alcoholism and uncontrolled diabetes who survived after appropriate antimicrobial and surgical treatment. Informed consent was provided by the patient and his family for this report.