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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 39, 2007 - Issue 9
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CASE REPORT

Pyogenic liver abscess caused by hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae

Yoav Keynan From the Departments of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
James A. Karlowsky From the Departments of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
,
Tom Walus From the Departments of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
&
Ethan Rubinstein Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Pages 828-830 | Received 31 Jan 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

Community-acquired primary pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae is an emerging infectious entity, with cases reported in the scientific literature over the past 15 y mainly from Taiwan and Asia, but also from Europe and North America. We describe a case of PLA caused by the hypermucoviscous, K1 capsular serotype of Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Canadian man and highlight the unique features of this increasingly common cause of liver abscess.

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