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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2009, p. 3336-3339, Vol. 47, No. 10
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00918-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Recurrent Klebsiella pneumoniae Liver Abscess: Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics{triangledown}

Ya-Sung Yang,1 L. K. Siu,1,2 Kuo-Ming Yeh,1 Chang-Phong Fung,3 Shenq-Jie Huang,1 Han-Chang Hung,1 Jung-Chung Lin,1* and Feng-Yee Chang1

Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center,1 Division of Clinical Research, National Health Research Institutes,2 National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.3

Received 9 May 2009/ Returned for modification 24 June 2009/ Accepted 11 August 2009

Recurrent Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscesses (KLAs) are rarely reported. Six cases of recurrent KLAs are characterized. Most of the patients had diabetes and K1 serotype KLAs. All of the isolates were uniformly susceptible to cefazolin. Distinct molecular fingerprints were found for the strains isolated from both primary and recurrent KLAs.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, 325, Section 2, Cheng-Kung Road, Neihu 114, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. Phone: 886 2 87927257. Fax: 886 2 87927258. E-mail: linjungchung1{at}yahoo.com.tw

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 19 August 2009.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2009, p. 3336-3339, Vol. 47, No. 10
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00918-09
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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