UNUSUAL CASE OF DISSEMINATED KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE BACTERAEMIA WITH INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS

Intro: Klebsiella pneumonia remains a major pathogen causing cystitis and pneumonia. Capsular serotypes K1 and K2 may cause invasive disease such as liver abscesses and endogenous endophthalmitis but rarely causing infective endocarditis due to its poor adherence to cardiac valves Methods: This case...

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Main Authors: N. Nordin, D. Muhamad, N.M. Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223004976