Community-Acquired <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Bacteremia: Global Differences in Clinical Patterns

Ko, Wen‐Chien; L. Paterson, David; J. Sagnimeni, Anthanasia; Schrøder Hansen, Dennis; von Gottberg, Anne; Mohapatra, Sunita; María Casellas, José; Goossens, Herman; Mülazımoğlu, Lütfiye; M. Trenholme, Gordon; P. Klugman, Keith; G. McCormack, J.; L. Yu, Victor

doi:10.3201/eid0802.010025

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Community-Acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia: Global Differences in Clinical Patterns

Published in Emerging infectious diseases • Feb 1, 2002

Authors:

Wen‐Chien Ko

David L. Paterson

Anthanasia J. Sagnimeni

Abstract

We initiated a worldwide collaborative study, including 455 episodes of bacteremia, to elucidate the clinical patterns of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Historically, community-acquired pneumonia has been consistently associated with K. pneumoniae. Only four cases of community-acquired bacteremic K. pneumon...

Subject

Bacteremia

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Pneumonia

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