Recurrent Liver Abscess from Klebsiella pneumonia
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Recurrent Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess: clinical and microbiological characteristics.
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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عنوان ژورنال: Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2574-1241
DOI: 10.26717/bjstr.2020.28.004654