Klebsiella pneumoniae Liver Abscess
Infection and Chemotherapy
;
: 210-218, 2018.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-722326
ABSTRACT
Since the mid 1980s, the prevalence of liver abscess caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strain has increased in Asia, particularly in Taiwan and Korea. This strain is mostly K1 or K2 serotype, and has hypercapsular and hypermucoid phenotypes. Most infections are community acquired, and patients rarely have a hepatobiliary disease prior to infection. Clinical manifestations are characterized by fever and high C-reactive protein, and metastatic infections, such as septic emboli in the lung and endophthalmitis and meningitis are frequently observed. Antibiotic resistance is rare. Antibiotic treatment and abscess drainage are needed, and early diagnosis and treatment of endophthalmitis is also important.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Phenotype
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Asia
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Taiwan
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C-Reactive Protein
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Drug Resistance, Microbial
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Drainage
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Endophthalmitis
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Prevalence
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Early Diagnosis
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Abscess
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prevalence study
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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