Clinical characteristics and economic consequence of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess in Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 190-197

  Wu, Ping Feng ^a   Chang, Yea Yuan ^a   Lin, Yi Tsung ^a,b   Wang, Fu Der ^a,b   Chan, Yu Jiun ^a,b   Fung, Chang Phone ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cost; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Liver abscess

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CEPHAMYCIN DERIVATIVE; COLISTIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SULTAMICILLIN; TIGECYCLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; ECONOMICS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84924630942     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2013.08.014     Document Type: Article

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