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Hypervirulent <jats:italic>K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic> (hvKp), particularly associated with the K1 and K2 capsular types, is an increasingly significant microorganism with the potential to cause invasive infections, including renal abscesses. Despite the rising prevalence of hvKp infections, information on renal abscesses caused by <jats:italic>K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic> is limited, and the clinical significance of hvKp associated with specific virulence genes remains elusive.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study performed at a 1200-bed tertiary hospital sought to identify the clinical and microbiological characteristics of renal abscesses caused by <jats:italic>K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>, focusing on various virulence genes, including capsular serotypes and multilocus sequence typing (MLST).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Over an 8-year period, 64 patients with suspected renal abscesses were reviewed. Ten patients diagnosed with <jats:italic>K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>-related renal abscesses were ultimately enrolled in the study. Among the isolates from the 10 patients, capsular serotype K2 was predominant (40.0%), followed by K1 (30.0%). The most common sequence type by MLST was 23 (40.0%). In particular, six patients (60.0%) harbored specific genes indicative of hvKp: <jats:italic>iucA<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>peg-344<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>rmpA<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>rmpA2<\/jats:italic>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our findings highlight the importance of hvKp as a pathogen in renal abscesses. Although the nature of hvKp is relatively unknown, it is widely recognized as a highly virulent pathogen that can infect relatively healthy individuals of various ages and simultaneously cause infections at multiple anatomical sites. 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