Klebsiella pneumoniae in gastrointestinal tract and pyogenic liver abscess.

ABSTRACT: To determine the role of gastrointestinal carriage in Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess, we studied 43 patients. Bacterial isolates from liver and fecal samples from 10 patients with this condition and 7 healthy carriers showed identical serotypes and genotypes with the same virulence. This finding indicated that gastrointestinal carriage is a predisposing factor for liver abscess.

SUBMITTER: Fung CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3414011 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature