Case Report of Primary Lung Abscesses Due to Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (Serotype K2, Seque...
Case Report of Primary Lung Abscesses Due to Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (Serotype K2, Sequence Type 375): an Emerging Isolate in Okinawa, Japan
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Dove Medical Press Limited
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Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (HV-KP) is typically associated with community-acquired liver abscess and bacteremia with metastatic infection; however, primary lung abscess (PLA) caused by HV-KP is rare, with only one such case report to date. A 69-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus (DM) was admitted to hospital complaining of sl...
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Case Report of Primary Lung Abscesses Due to Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (Serotype K2, Sequence Type 375): an Emerging Isolate in Okinawa, Japan
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_6354590b460246f0a71b80392faf3bb5
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1178-6973
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1178-6973
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10.2147/IDR.S252251
