Similar to NTUH-2044, KP-63 belonged to the ST23 K1 serotype hvKP strain, which is known to be associated with severe pneumonia and liver abscess (Bei Li et al. 2014; Chung et al. 2008; Shon et al. 2013; Jane F. Turton et al. 2007). This evidence concerns the gene NPPA and Liver abscess.