Impact of Regional Vein Thrombosis in Patients with Klebsiella pneumoniae Liver Abscess.

Klebsiella liver abscess (KLA) is an emerging infection in Asia caused by hypermucoviscous strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae. It is associated with thrombophlebitis of portal and hepatic veins. The natural history and role of anticoagulation for this regional thrombophlebitis is unclear. In a retrosp...

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Main Authors: James S Molton, Yen Lin Chee, Tiffany P Hennedige, Sudhakar K Venkatesh, Sophia Archuleta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4596830?pdf=render