Pathogenesis and Laboratory Identification of Emerging Hepatovirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 30, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 127-131

  McIver, Christopher J ^a   Janda, J Michael ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MOLECULAR MARKER; MONOBACTAM DERIVATIVE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATHETER ASPIRATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER ABSCESS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 49449083918     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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