Emerging invasive liver abscess caused by K1 serotype Klebsiella pneumoniae in Korea

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 578-583

  Chung, D R ^a   Lee, S S ^a   Lee, H R ^a   Kim, H B ^b   Choi, H J ^c   Eom, J S ^d   Kim, J S ^d   Choi, Y H ^e   Lee, J S ^f   Chung, M H ^f   Kim, Y S ^g   Lee, H ^h   Lee, M S ⁱ   Park, C K ^a  

^a Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Mokdong Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Ajou University Medical Center   (South Korea)

^f Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

^g Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^h Dong A University   (South Korea)

ⁱ Ulsan University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacterial polysaccharides; Community acquired infections; Etiology; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Liver abscess

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KOREA; LIVER ABSCESS; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROTYPE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BASE SEQUENCE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KOREA; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34248387727     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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