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Pyogenic Liver Abscess, Bacteremia, and Meningitis with Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae: An Unusual Case Report in a Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Positive Patient of Caribbean Origin in the United States
Joint Authors
Sharma, Roopali
Patel, Gargi
Shah, Neha
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a potentially fatal disease.
Klebsiella pneumoniae (K.
pneumoniae) has replaced Escherichia coli (E.
coli) as the predominant causative organism for pyogenic liver abscess.
Over the years a unique form of community-acquired invasive K.
pneumoniae infection of the liver has been well described in Southeast Asia.
This has recently been linked to a virulent hypermucoviscous K.
pneumoniae phenotype and to a specific genotype, rmpA positive.
To our knowledge, we report the first case of PLA with bacteremia and meningitis in a Guyanese patient with the presence of rmpA-positive K.
pneumoniae with laboratory evidence in North America.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Patel, Gargi& Shah, Neha& Sharma, Roopali. 2013. Pyogenic Liver Abscess, Bacteremia, and Meningitis with Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae: An Unusual Case Report in a Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Positive Patient of Caribbean Origin in the United States. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Patel, Gargi…[et al.]. Pyogenic Liver Abscess, Bacteremia, and Meningitis with Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae: An Unusual Case Report in a Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Positive Patient of Caribbean Origin in the United States. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1005767
American Medical Association (AMA)
Patel, Gargi& Shah, Neha& Sharma, Roopali. Pyogenic Liver Abscess, Bacteremia, and Meningitis with Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae: An Unusual Case Report in a Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Positive Patient of Caribbean Origin in the United States. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1005767
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1005767