K2 serotype Klebsiella pneumoniae causing a liver abscess associated with infective endocarditis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 639-641

  Rivero, Andres ^a   Gomez, Eric ^a   Alland, David ^a   Huang, David B ^a   Chiang, Tom ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CASE REPORT; CHILL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEVER; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; SEROTYPING; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 75649110115     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01779-09     Document Type: Article

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