A Fatal Case of Klebsiella pneumoniae Mycotic Aneurysm

Joint Authors

Lee, Kun-Kuang
Chen, Ping-Jen
Chao, Chien-Ming
Wang, Chia-Sheng
Chao, Chien-Ming

Source

Case Reports in Emergency Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-2, 2 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2011-11-29

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

2

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Mycotic aneurysm is a serious clinical condition with significant morbidity and mortality.

Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella species are the most common causative pathogens.

Klebsiella pneumoniae was rarely reported as a possible pathogen causing mycotic aneurysm; therefore, we describe a K.

pneumoniae-related fatal bacteremia mycotic aneurysm in a patient in spite of appropriate antimicrobial agents and surgical management.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Chao, Chien-Ming& Lee, Kun-Kuang& Wang, Chia-Sheng& Chen, Ping-Jen& Chao, Chien-Ming. 2011. A Fatal Case of Klebsiella pneumoniae Mycotic Aneurysm. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Chao, Chien-Ming…[et al.]. A Fatal Case of Klebsiella pneumoniae Mycotic Aneurysm. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Chao, Chien-Ming& Lee, Kun-Kuang& Wang, Chia-Sheng& Chen, Ping-Jen& Chao, Chien-Ming. A Fatal Case of Klebsiella pneumoniae Mycotic Aneurysm. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476516

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-476516