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CASE REPORT

Liver Abscess Combined with Endogenous Endophthalmitis Caused by Genotype ST25 Serotype K2 Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae: A Case Report

Jian Lin1 Department of Infectious Diseases, Tongling People’s Hospital, Tongling, Anhui, 244000, People’s Republic of China
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Yize Huang1 Department of Infectious Diseases, Tongling People’s Hospital, Tongling, Anhui, 244000, People’s Republic of China
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Li Qian2 Department of Ophthalmology, Tongling People’s Hospital, Tongling, Anhui, 244000, People’s Republic of China
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Xiaolong Pan3 Medical Laboratories, Tongling People’s Hospital, Tongling, Anhui, 244000, People’s Republic of China
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Youliang Song1 Department of Infectious Diseases, Tongling People’s Hospital, Tongling, Anhui, 244000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 4557-4561 | Published online: 17 Aug 2022

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