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Klebsiella pneumoniae endophthalmitis with associated hepatic abscess
Author(s) -
Connell Nathan T.,
Thomas Ian A.,
Sabharwal Aman D.,
Gelbard Mark A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of hospital medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.128
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1553-5606
pISSN - 1553-5592
DOI - 10.1002/jhm.259
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , medicine , endophthalmitis , liver abscess , klebsiella infections , klebsiella , abscess , hepatic abscess , surgery , general surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , escherichia coli , biochemistry , chemistry , biology , gene
Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess is known to be associated with metastatic endophthalmitis, with most cases clustered in Taiwan. We report a case of Klebsiella liver abscess with metastatic endophthalmitis in a nondiabetic Haitian man without underlying medical problems. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2007;2:442–444. © 2007 Society of Hospital Medicine.