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Recurrent Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess: clinical and microbiological characteristics.

Yang, Ya-Sung; Siu, L K; Yeh, Kuo-Ming; Fung, Chang-Phong; Huang, Shenq-Jie; Hung, Han-Chang; Lin, Jung-Chung; Chang, Feng-Yee.

J Clin Microbiol ; 47(10): 3336-9, 2009 Oct.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19692563

ABSTRACT

Recurrent Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscesses (KLAs) are rarely reported. Six cases of recurrent KLAs are characterized. Most of the patients had diabetes and K1 serotype KLAs. All of the isolates were uniformly susceptible to cefazolin. Distinct molecular fingerprints were found for the strains isolated from both primary and recurrent KLAs.

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Klebsiella Infections/diagnosis , Klebsiella pneumoniae/isolation & purification , Liver Abscess/microbiology , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Bacterial Typing Techniques , Cefazolin/pharmacology , Cluster Analysis , DNA Fingerprinting , Diabetes Complications , Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field , Female , Genotype , Humans , Klebsiella pneumoniae/drug effects , Klebsiella pneumoniae/genetics , Male , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Middle Aged , Molecular Epidemiology , Recurrence

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