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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2001, p. 2351-2353, Vol. 39, No. 6
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.6.2351-2353.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Liver Abscess Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in Siblings

Cheng-Hsun Chiu,1 Lin-Hui Su,2 Tsu-Lan Wu,2 and Iou-Jih Hung3,*

Divisions of Pediatric Infectious Diseases1 and Pediatric Hematology and Oncology,3 Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, and Department of Clinical Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital,2 Kweishan 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Received 29 March 2001/Accepted 9 April 2001

Klebsiella pneumoniae has been emerging as the leading cause of liver abscess in diabetic patients. Results of molecular typing of K. pneumoniae isolates from two siblings with liver abscess, their family members, and the environment suggest a possibility of cross infection of liver abscess by the fecal-oral route within diabetic patients.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, 5 Fu-Hsin St., Kweishan 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Phone: 886-3-328-1200. Fax: 886-3-328-8957. E-mail: chchiu{at}adm.cgmh.org.tw.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2001, p. 2351-2353, Vol. 39, No. 6
0095-1137/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.6.2351-2353.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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