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Community‐acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscesses — an “emerging disease” in Australia
Author(s) -
Anstey James R,
Fazio Timothy N,
Gordon David L,
Hogg Geoff,
Jenney Adam W,
Maiwald Matthias,
Wilksch Jonathan J
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb04042.x
Subject(s) - clinical microbiology , medicine , library science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , university hospital , pathology , family medicine , disease , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , computer science
Liver abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae infection has been widely reported in Asia, but rarely reported in Australia until now. We describe four previously well Asian-born patients who presented across Australia with community-acquired K. pneumoniae liver abscesses. With prompt recognition, appropriate antibiotics and early drainage, outcome is significantly improved, although vigilance for metastatic complications is essential.