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Genome sequencing and comparative analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae NTUH-K2044, a strain causing liver abscess and meningitis.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jul 2009
Wu Keh-Ming, Li Ling-Hui, Yan Jing-Jou, Tsao Nina, Liao Tsai-Lien, Tsai Hui-Chi, Fung Chang-Phone, Chen Hsiang-Ju, Liu Yen-Ming, Wang Jin-Tung, Fang Chi-Tai, Chang Shan-Chwen, Shu Hung-Yu, Liu Tze-Tze, Chen Ying-Tsong, Shiau Yih-Ru, Lauderdale Tsai-Ling, Su Ih-Jen, Kirby Ralph, Tsai Shih-Feng
Abstract excerpt
Nosocomial infections caused by antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae are emerging as a major health problem worldwide, while community-acquired K. pneumoniae infections present with a range of diverse clinical pictures in different geographic areas. In particular, an invasive form of K. pneumoniae that causes liver abscesses was first observed in Asia and then was found worldwide. We are interested in how...
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