Hypervirulent (hypermucoviscous) Klebsiella pneumoniae causing pyogenic liver abscess

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 09 Apr 2018 English Publisher:CMA Joule Inc.Journal:Canadian Medical Association Journal, volume 190, pages E441-E441 (issn: 0820-3946, eissn: 1488-2329,

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Authors: Shaqil, Peermohamed; Siddharth, Kogilwaimath;

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.171344

pmid: 29632040

pmc: PMC5893320

Hypervirulent (hypermucoviscous) Klebsiella pneumoniae causing pyogenic liver abscess

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A 34-year-old otherwise healthy Vietnamese man, living in Canada for four years, attended the emergency department with a three-week history of abdominal pain and fever. He had a leukocyte count of 14.64 (normal 4.0–10.0) × 109/L, alanine transaminase level of 65 (normal 8–60) U/L and serum

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University of Saskatchewan
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Keywords

Adult, Male, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Liver Abscess, Pyogenic, Virulence Factors, Humans, Klebsiella Infections

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