A global emerging disease of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> liver abscess: is serotype K1 an important factor for complicated endophthalmitis?

Fung, C-P; Chang, F-Y; Lee, S-C; Hu, Bor-Shen; I.-T. Kuo, B.; Liu, C-Y; Ho, M.-W.; Kristopher Siu, L.

doi:10.1136/gut.50.3.420

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A global emerging disease of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess: is serotype K1 an important factor for complicated endophthalmitis?

Published in Gut • Mar 1, 2002

Authors:

C-P Fung

F-Y Chang

S-C Lee

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Over the past two decades in Taiwan, pyogenic liver abscess has usually been caused by a single microorganism, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and is frequently associated with the serious complication of endophthalmitis, especially in diabetic patients. However, the relationship between...

Subject

Serotype

Liver abscess

Endophthalmitis

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