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Differential host susceptibility and bacterial virulence factors driving Klebsiella liver abscess in an ethnically diverse population

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae is an emerging cause of community-acquired pyogenic liver abscess. First described in Asia, it is now increasingly recognized in Western countries, commonly afflicting those with Asian descent. This raises the question of genetic predisposition versus geospecific...

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Autores principales: Lee, I. Russel, Molton, James S., Wyres, Kelly L., Gorrie, Claire, Wong, Jocelyn, Hoh, Chu Han, Teo, Jeanette, Kalimuddin, Shirin, Lye, David C., Archuleta, Sophia, Holt, Kathryn E., Gan, Yunn-Hwen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27406977
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep29316