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Clinical and microbiological characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess in East China.
BMC infectious diseases - 27 Mar 2015
Qu Ting-ting, Zhou Jian-cang, Jiang Yan, Shi Ke-ren, Li Bin, Shen Ping, Wei Ze-qing, Yu Yun-song
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BACKGROUND: Klebsiella pneumoniae has been the dominant pathogen for liver abscesses in several Asian countries. Although the prevalence of K. pneumoniae liver abscess (KLA) in mainland China is increasing recently, the clinical and microbiological characteristics of KLA in China have not been elucidated. METHODS: Clinical and microbiology characteristics of 45 consecutive patients with KLA from a tertiary...
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