Ars Technica·3 min read·hard
A woman got a UTI. Two years later, the bacteria had evolved, invaded her brain.
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A medical case report details a 63-year-old woman whose urinary tract infection evolved into a metastatic brain abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae. This rare case highlights the ability of common bacteria to adapt and invade distant organs within a patient.
Alarming A woman got a UTI. Two years later, the bacteria had evolved, invaded her brain. The case provides a novel report of the emergence of heterovirulence.
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