Clinical spectrum and molecular characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae causing community-acquired extrahepatic abscess

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 311-317

  Ku, Yee Huang ^a   Chuang, Yin Ching ^a   Yu, Wen Liang ^a,b  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacterial capsules; Bacterial proteins; Comorbidity; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Liver abscess; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFPIROME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLOMOXEF; GENTAMICIN; LOMEFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRON TRANSPORT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; VIRULENCE; VISCOSITY;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN;

EID: 57649128318     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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