In the article titled “Association between Virulence Factors and Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Compared to Nonproducing Isolates” [1], there were errors, which should be corrected as follows:
In the Results section, “a total of twenty-four different virulence profiles were observed among the tested isolates,” should be “a total of twenty-three different virulence profiles were observed among the tested isolates.”
In the Discussion section, “analysis of virulence factors combination has brought out 23 different virulence profiles including 2 to 8 virulence factors (Table 4),” should be “analysis of virulence factors combination has brought out 23 different virulence profiles including 2 to 9 virulence factors (Table 4).”
In the eighteenth row of Table 4, “Biofilm-serum resistant-haemagglutination-lipase-α-hemolysis-BssS-fimH-iss” should be corrected to “Biofilm-serum resistant-haemagglutination-hypermucoviscosity-lipase-α-hemolysis-BssS-fimH-iss.” The correct table is shown as follows:
Table 4.
Virulence gene profiles associated with ESBLs and non-ESBLs producing K. pneumoniae isolates.
| Virulence profiles | ESBLs producing isolates, number (%) | Non-ESBLs producing isolates, number (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Biofilm-haemagglutination-BssS-fimH | 11 (22%) | 12 (24%) |
| Biofilm-haemagglutination-hypermucoviscosity-BssS-fimH-iss-iucA | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
| Biofilm-haemagglutination-BssS-fimH-iss | 6 (12%) | 1 (2%) |
| Biofilm-serum resistant-haemagglutination-BssS-fimH | 7 (14%) | 1 (2%) |
| Biofilm-serum resistant-haemagglutination-BssS-fimH-iss | 14 (28%) | 3 (6%) |
| Biofilm-BssS-fimH | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
| Biofilm-serum resistant-haemagglutination-lipase-BssS-fimH | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) |
| Biofilm-serum resistant-haemagglutination-BssS-fimH-iss-iucA | 3 (6%) | 0 (0%) |
| Biofilm-serum resistant-haemagglutination-lipase-α hemolysis-BssS-fimH | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
| Biofilm-serum resistant-haemagglutination-BssS-fimH-iucA | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
| BssS-fimH | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
| Biofilm-serum resistant-haemagglutination-hypermucoviscosity-BssS-fimH-iss-iucA | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
| Biofilm-haemagglutination-gelatinase-BssS-fimH | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
| Hypermucoviscosity-BssS-fimH | 0 (0%) | 2 (4%) |
| Biofilm-haemagglutination-hypermucoviscosity-BssS-fimH | 0 (0%) | 18 (36%) |
| Biofilm-haemagglutination-hypermucoviscosity-α hemolysis-BssS-fimH | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) |
| Biofilm-serum resistant-haemagglutination-hypermucoviscosity-BssS-fimH-iss-iucA | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) |
| Biofilm-serum resistant-haemagglutination-hypermucoviscosity-lipase-α-hemolysis-BssS-fimH-iss | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) |
| Biofilm-haemagglutination-hypermucoviscosity-gelatinase-BssS-fimH | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) |
| Biofilm-serum resistant-haemagglutination-hypermucoviscosity-BssS-fimH-iss | 0 (0%) | 2 (4%) |
| Biofilm-haemagglutination-hypermucoviscosity-lipase-BssS-fimH-iss-iucA | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) |
| Biofilm-serum resistant-haemagglutination-hypermucoviscosity-lipase-BssS-fimH | 0 (0%) | 2 (4%) |
| Biofilm-serum resistant-haemagglutination-hypermucoviscosity-lipase-BssS-fimH-iss | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) |
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| Total | 50 (100%) | 50 (100%) |
References
- 1.Gharrah M. M., Mostafa El-Mahdy A., Barwa R. F. Association between virulence factors and extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae compared to nonproducing isolates. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases. 2017;2017:14. doi: 10.1155/2017/7279830.7279830 [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]