A case of lobar pneumonia and sepsis with death caused by invasive Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis infection

Abstract Klebsiella pneumoniae often causes pneumonia and other infections in heavy drinkers and patients with diabetes. Pneumonia caused by Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis , a subspecies of K. pneumoniae , has not been previously reported. We report a case of pneumonia caused by K. rhinoscleromatis . A...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2016-10, Vol.22 (10), p.707-711
Hauptverfasser:	Kumade, Eri, Furusyo, Norihiro, Takeshima, Norito, Kishihara, Yasuhiro, Mitsumoto-Kaseida, Fujiko, Etoh, Yoshitaka, Murata, Masayuki, Hayashi, Jun
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Blood Culture C-Reactive Protein - analysis Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications Fatal Outcome Fulminant pneumonia Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Humans Klebsiella Infections - microbiology Klebsiella pneumoniae Klebsiella pneumoniae - isolation & purification Klebsiella pneumoniae - pathogenicity Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis Leukocyte Count Levofloxacin - therapeutic use Lung - diagnostic imaging Lung - pathology Male Pneumonia, Bacterial - complications Pneumonia, Bacterial - diagnostic imaging Pneumonia, Bacterial - drug therapy Pneumonia, Bacterial - microbiology Shock, Septic - blood Shock, Septic - drug therapy Shock, Septic - etiology Shock, Septic - microbiology Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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