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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1322-1325
Number of pages4
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume18
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2012
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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