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Disguised as Ovarian Tumor: A Rare Case of Uterine Abscess Due to Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) causes invasive infections in the community setting. We report a rare case of uterine abscess due to hvKp, which appeared as a large-sized ovarian tumor-like pelvic mass. A timely laboratory warning of possible hvKp prompted correct diagnosis and helped gui...

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Autores principales: Kamau, Edwin, Ranson, Elizabeth L, Zakhour, Mae, Mayo, Mark S, Sakona, Ashlyn N, Allyn, Paul R, Yang, Shangxin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9310266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35899277
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac321