Liver abscess caused by magA+ Klebsiella pneumoniae in North America

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 991-992

  Fang, Ferric C ^a,b   Sandler, Netanya ^a   Libby, Stephen J ^b  

^a The Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MAGA GENE; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALASKA; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; WASHINGTON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; THESPESIA GRANDIFLORA;

EID: 13844275369     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.2.991-992.2005     Document Type: Article

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