Microbiological and clinical characteristics of bacteraemia caused by the hypermucoviscosity phenotype of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Korea

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 334-340

  Jung, S W ^a   Chae, H J ^a   Park, Y J ^a   Yu, J K ^a   Kim, S Y ^b   Lee, H K ^c   Lee, J H ^d   Kahng, J M ^e   Lee, S O ^f   Lee, M K ^g   Lim, J H ^h   Lee, C H ⁱ   Chang, S J ^j   Ahn, J Y ^k   Lee, J W ^l   Park, Y G ^m  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^d St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^e The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^f Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^g Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^h University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁱ Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^j Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^k Department of Laboratory Medicine   (South Korea)

^l Chungju Medical Center   (South Korea)

^m The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Hypermucoviscosity; Klebsiella pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AEROBACTIN;

AEROBACTIN GENE; ALLS GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLONAL VARIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; KFU GENE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; LIVER ABSCESS; MRKD GENE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RMPA GENE; RMPA2 GENE; SEROTYPE; WABG GENE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROTYPING; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84876944268     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812000933     Document Type: Article

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