Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in Cryptogenic Liver Abscesses, Paris, France

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in Cryptogenic Liver Abscesses, Paris, France

Liver abscesses containing hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae have emerged during the past 2 decades, originally in Southeast Asia and then worldwide. We hypothesized that hypervirulent K. pneumoniae might also be emerging in France. In a retrospective, monocentric, cohort study, we analyzed charac...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Rossi, Maria Ludovica Gasperini, Véronique Leflon-Guibout, Alice Gioanni, Victoire de Lastours, Geoffrey Rossi, Safi Dokmak, Maxime Ronot, Olivier Roux, Marie-Hélène Nicolas-Chanoine, Bruno Fantin, Agnès Lefort
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Klebsiella pneumoniae
bacteria
hypervirulent
cryptogenic liver abscesses
Paris
France
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/17-0957_article

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