Liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae: Risk factors for metastatic infection

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-26

  Yoon, Jai Hoon ^a   Kim, Youn Jeong ^b   Jun, Yoon Hee ^b   Kim, Sang Il ^b   Kang, Ji Young ^b   Suk, Ki Tae ^a   Kim, Dong Joon ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Invasive syndrome; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Liver abscess; Prognosis; Pyogenic liver abscess

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; APACHE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE ASSOCIATED LIVER ABSCESS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; LIVER ABSCESS; LUNG METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 84890923790     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2013.851414     Document Type: Article

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