Successful treatment of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia with combination carbapenem and rifampicin
Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) with a high mucus phenotype, can cause liver abscess and extrahepatic invasive infection. The morbidity of hvKP infections has increased recently. Here we describe a case report of septicemia caused by hvKP due to the term septic arthritis of right knee joi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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| Series: | IDCases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921002328 |