OBJECTIVES Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a significant, though uncommon, cause of morbidity in the United States. Recently, Klebsiella has emerged as an important cause of PLA. We analyzed the clinical course, microbiology, and treatment outcomes of patients discharged with PLA. In addition, we sought to examine the incidence of and risk factors for Klebsiella liver abscess (KLA). METHODS W...

INTRODUCTION Increase in extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) producing microbes in recent years has led to limitations of treatment options. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of ESBL producing E. coli and Klebsiella spp. at a tertiary hospital in Nepal. METHODS A total of 2209 non-repetitive mid-stream urine (MSU) samples were collected during the study period (March to September 20...

The VITEK 2 (bioMérieux Inc., Hazelwood, MO) automated system employs an advanced expert system (AES) analyzing antimicrobial susceptibility test results according to the bacterial species (2). According to the AES, the piperacillin susceptibilities of all Klebsiella spp. are converted to resistance even though the automated MICs determined for their isolates are low. In contrast, other automat...

conclusions the results indicate that the rates of esbls are high in urine e. coli and k. pneumoniae isolates from tehran hospitals. also this study indicates that the urine isolates from male patients are significantly more resistant than the female isolates. materials and methods a total of 190 e. coli and k. pneumoniae isolates were collected from patients’ urine samples in hospitals from te...

results fifty isolates were positive on the screening test. among them, positive pcr reactions were identified in 35/221 and 12/77 isolates of e. coli and klebsiella spp., respectively, including 16 (34.0%) for cit only, 7 (14.8%) for dha only, and 24 (51.0%) for both dha and cit. no isolate was positive for fox or mox. no proteus organism was positive for ampc genes. conclusions currently, phe...

background and objectives: e. coli and klebsiella spp. are recognized as most prevalent bacteria causing urinary tract infection (uti), the most common bacterial infection. decreasing of antimicrobial susceptibility in urinary pathogens has made difficulty in treatment of uti. the aim of this study was to determine antibiotic susceptibility of e. coli and klebsiella spp. isolated from urine of ...

In 2013, contaminated liquid soap was detected by routine microbiological monitoring of consumer products through state health authorities. Because of its high load of Klebsiella oxytoca, the liquid soap was notified via the European Union Rapid Alert System for Dangerous Non-Food Products (EU-RAPEX) and recalled. Here, we present two draft genome sequences and a summary of their general features.