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The emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess in non-diabetic patients and the distribution of capsular types

BACKGROUND: Klebsiella pneumoniae is the most common pathogen of community-acquired pyogenic liver abscess in East Asia. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a well-established risk factor for K. pneumoniae liver abscess (KPLA). However, reports regarding the emergence of KPLA in non-diabetic patients are limi...

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Autores principales: Chuang, Chien, Fan, Wen-Chien, Lin, Yi-Tsung, Wang, Fu-Der
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5069856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27777630
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13099-016-0128-y