Introduction: Klebsiella pneumoniae is once thought to be a less common cause of brain abscess in adults and is mainly hospital-acquired. Community-acquired CNS infection (brain abscess and meningitis) caused by K pneumoniae without other metastatic septic abscesses is exceedingly rare. Therefore, we present a rare adult patient with invasive cerebral abscess and meningitis without other invasive abscesses related to K pneumoniae . Patient concerns: A 64-year-old woman experienced a sudden onset of severe continuous headache accompanied by intermittent nausea, vomiting, and fever. Meanwhile, she experienced tinnitus and had a feeling of swelling in the right ear. Diagnosis: Cranial magnetic resonance imaging revealed abnormal hyperintensity signals in the left head of the caudate nucleus. The next generation sequencing of cerebral spinal fluid showed infection with K pneumoniae . The patient was diagnosed with K pneumoniae -related brain abscesses and meningitis. Interventions: Antibacterial treatment was carried out for 2 months. Outcomes: The patient recovered well. Conclusion: Despite the progress of modern neurosurgical techniques, new antibiotics, and modern imaging techniques, brain abscesses are still a potentially fatal infection. Streptococci are common organisms that result in brain abscesses. Nevertheless, Klebsiella species, once thought to be a less common cause of brain abscess in adults, has become an increasingly important cause of brain abscess, especially in Asia.

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The catalytic degradation of lignin was exploited by magnetic core‐shell Fe3O4@SiO2@CuZnAl‐O catalysts in supercritical methanol (sc‐MeOH) over temperature from 260 °C to 360 °C and the reaction time ranging from 0.5 h to 5 h. The magnetic core‐shell‐structured Fe3O4@SiO2@CuZnAl‐O catalysts with different mole ratio of Cu to Zn were prepared by parallel flow co‐precipitating method. Catalyst Fe3O4@SiO2@Cu1.2Zn4.8Al2‐O with the maximum specific surface area (142.8 m2 g−1) exhibited the highest lignin conversion of 66% and high selectivity for phenols, ketones and benzenes. The recyclable Fe3O4@SiO2@CuZnAl‐O catalyst allows high catalytic activity and selectivity for phenols, ketones and benzenes in the catalytic conversion of lignin in supercritical methanol. It is believed that this study can provide a promising strategy to prepare core–shell structured base metal nanocatalysts with metal‐oxide shells.