Cryptogenic liver abscess caused by a K1 serotype Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) is a common cause of pyogenic liver abscesses in Asia but is quite uncommon in North America. Among the cases described in North America, only occasional reports have described molecular strain typing to confirm the K1 strain as the causative agent. We repo...

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Main Authors: John J Psonis, Yamil Michelen, Kasturi Banerjee, Bettina C Fries, Sutthichai Sae-Tia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2022;volume=14;issue=3;spage=117;epage=119;aulast=Psonis