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In vivo selection of OmpK35-deficient mutant after cefuroxime therapy for primary liver abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Oct 2006
Lee Chen-Hsiang, Chia Ju-Hsin, Chu Chishih, Wu Tsu-Lan, Liu Jien-Wei, Su Lin-Hui
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to characterize the genetic basis of beta-lactam resistance developed in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae after exposure to cefuroxime. METHODS: Clinical features of two episodes of liver abscess caused by K. pneumoniae in a diabetic patient were reported. Four isolates (KP(1)/KP(2) and KP(3)/KP(4)) of K. pneumoniae were recovered from cultures of blood/pus in the...
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