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Influence of the bacterial phenotypes on the clinical manifestations in Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia patients: A retrospective cohort study.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2015
Togawa Atsushi, Toh Hiromi, Onozawa Kyoko, Yoshimura Michinobu, Tokushige Chiemi, Shimono Nobuyuki, Takata Tohru, Tamura Kazuo
Abstract excerpt
Ninety-four episodes of Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection were identified at a university hospital in Japan. After excluding extended-spectrum beta lactamase-producing strains, 83 blood isolates from these patients were assayed in terms of their bacterial phenotypes such as the mucoid and hypermucoviscosity phenotypes. Bacterial phenotypes were correlated with the patients' clinical manifestations. The...
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