Hypermucoviscosity associated with Klebsiella pneumoniae-mediated invasive syndrome: A prospective cross-sectional study in Taiwan

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Lee, Chen Hsiang ^a   Liu, Jien Wei ^a   Su, Lin Hui ^b   Chien, Chun Chih ^b   Li, Chia Chin ^b   Yang, Kuender D ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hypermucoviscosity; Invasive syndrome; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MAGA PROTEIN, KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; RMPA PROTEIN, KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMUCOVISCOSITY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RMPA GENE; RMPA2 GENE; TAIWAN; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUCUS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SYNDROME; VISCOSITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCUS; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME; TAIWAN; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77954955761     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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