Liver abscess associated with severe myopathy caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae serotype K1 in Romania | Zendy

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Liver abscess associated with severe myopathy caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae serotype K1 in Romania

Author(s) -

Gabriel-Adrian Popescu,

Diana Tănase,

A Petrescu,

Dragoş Florea

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.5049

Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , chills , liver abscess , medicine , serotype , percutaneous , abscess , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , virology , biology , escherichia coli , biochemistry , gene

Liver abscess was diagnosed in a man presenting with fever, chills and severe myopathy. The K. pneumoniae isolated from blood cultures belonged to the K1 serotype. The patient responded favourably to percutaneous drainage of the abscess and antibiotics. This is the first documented report of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess syndrome (KLAS) described in Romania and may indicate the emergence of this syndrome in Eastern Europe.

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