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Hypercapsule is the cornerstone of Klebsiella pneumoniae in inducing pyogenic liver abscess
31 Mar 2023
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Purpose To investigate the mechanisms of Klebsiella pneumoniae-induced pyogenic liver abscess (PLA). Methods Forty-three K. pneumoniae strains from PLAs and 436 from non-PLAs were collected. Their differences were compared for virulence genes and factors, sequence types, and serotypes. Virulence genes wzi, wzy-K1, and wzi+wzy-K1 were deleted in K. pneumoniae NTUH-K2044. Various analyses, such as transmission...
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