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Klebsiella pneumoniae genotype K1: an emerging pathogen that causes septic ocular or central nervous system complications from pyogenic liver abscess.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Aug 2007
Fang Chi-Tai, Lai Shau-Yan, Yi Wen-Ching, Hsueh Po-Ren, Liu Kao-Lang, Chang Shan-Chwen
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BACKGROUND: Since 1986, researchers have noted a syndrome of Klebsiella pneumoniae pyogenic liver abscess that is complicated by endophthalmitis or central nervous system infections. There are limited data regarding the role of bacterial genotype in the pathogenesis of this syndrome. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study involving 177 cases of K. pneumoniae pyogenic liver abscess treated during...
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