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Chronic nasal infection caused by Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis or Klebsiella ozaenae: two forgotten infectious diseases
Author(s) -
Élisabeth Botelho-Nevers,
Frédérique Gouriet,
Hubert Lépidi,
A. Couvret,
Bernard Amphoux,
P. Dessi,
Didier Raoult
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2006.10.005
Subject(s) - rhinoscleroma , medicine , klebsiella pneumoniae , lesion , dermatology , serology , klebsiella , pathology , immunology , biology , antibody , biochemistry , escherichia coli , gene
Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis and Klebsiella ozaenae are associated with chronic diseases of the upper airways: rhinoscleroma and ozena, respectively. These have become uncommon in developed countries. We report herein one case of each disease in patients living in Marseilles, France, and include a review of the literature.

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