Predictors of septic metastatic infection and mortality among patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 642-650

  Lee, Susan Shin Jung ^a,d   Chen, Yao Shen ^a,b,d   Tsai, Hung Chin ^a,d   Wann, Shue Ren ^a,d   Lin, Hsi Hsun ^c   Huang, Chun Kai ^c   Liu, Yung Ching ^a,d  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFPIROME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MAGA GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RMPA GENE; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CEPHALOSPORINS; DRAINAGE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 49449105134     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/590932     Document Type: Article

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