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Klebsiella pneumoniae
Studies from P.I. Rafailidis and colleagues yield new information about Klebsiella pneumoniae
October 21st, 2008
"We describe the case of a 62-year-old patient with fever and abdominal pain of the right upper quadrant with a known history of adenocarcinoma of the colon and presence of hepatic metastases," scientists in Greece report. "One of the liver lesions underwent aspiration, and pus was sent for microbiological testing. Cultures of the pus were positive for Klebsiella pneumoniae and Candida albicans and polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis was concurrently positive; the patient received treatment for all three pathogens and improved clinically," wrote P.I. Rafailidis and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "One may consider...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-10-21)
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