Klebsiella pneumoniae in gastrointestinal tract and pyogenic liver abscess

Chang Phone Fung; Yi Tsung Lin; Jung Chung Lin; Te Li Chen; Kuo Ming Yeh; Feng Yee Chang; Han Chuan Chuang; Hau Shin Wu; Chih Peng Tseng; L. Kristopher Siu

doi:10.3201/eid1808.111053

Klebsiella pneumoniae in gastrointestinal tract and pyogenic liver abscess

Chang Phone Fung, Yi Tsung Lin, Jung Chung Lin, Te Li Chen, Kuo Ming Yeh, Feng Yee Chang, Han Chuan Chuang, Hau Shin Wu, Chih Peng Tseng, L. Kristopher Siu

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Abstract

To determine the role of gastrointestinal carriage in Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess, we studied 43 patients. Bacterial isolates from liver and fecal samples from 10 patients with this condition and 7 healthy carriers showed identical serotypes and genotypes with the same virulence. This finding indicated that gastrointestinal carriage is a predisposing factor for liver abscess.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1322-1325
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	18
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1808.111053
Publication status	Published - Aug 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Klebsiella pneumoniae in gastrointestinal tract and pyogenic liver abscess

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