Clinical, microbiological, and molecular epidemiological characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae-induced pyogenic liver abscess in southeastern China

Clinical, microbiological, and molecular epidemiological characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae-induced pyogenic liver abscess in southeastern China

Abstract Background Klebsiella pneumoniae-induced pyogenic liver abscess (KP-PLA) has emerged as a life-threatening disease worldwide. However, to date, a limited number of scholars have attempted to systematically elucidate the characteristics of KP-PLA. The aim of the present study was to analyze...

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Main Authors: Siqin Zhang, Xiucai Zhang, Qing Wu, Xiangkuo Zheng, Guofeng Dong, Renchi Fang, Yizhi Zhang, Jianming Cao, Tieli Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Pyogenic liver abscess
Clinical characteristics
Hypervirulent K. pneumoniae
Virulence factors
Sequence type
Multidrug resistant
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-019-0615-2

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