Mycotic aneurysm caused by gas-forming serotype K5 Klebsiella pneumoniae

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Chen, Yi Jung ^a   Chen, Shey Ying ^a   Wang, Jin Town ^a,b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gas forming serotype K5 Klebsiella pneumoniae; Mycotic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFMETAZOLE; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEVER; GAS; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; SEROTYPE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANEURYSM, INFECTED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CEFTRIAXONE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; GASES; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; SEROTYPING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VISCOSITY;

EID: 60849094453     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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