Primary liver abscess due to CC23-K1 virulent clone of Klebsiella pneumoniae in France

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Merlet, A ^a   Cazanave, C ^a   Dutronc, H ^a   De Barbeyrac, B ^a   Brisse, S ^b   Dupon, M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Hypermucoviscous; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Liver abscess

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; TICARCILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; FRANCE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84865307661     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03953.x     Document Type: Article

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