A fatal case of liver abscess caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in a diabetic adolescent: A clinical and laboratory study

ABSTRACT Importance Hypervirulent variants of Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) are capable of causing life‐threatening pyogenic liver abscesses (PLAs), but hvKp caused PLAs was seldom reported in pediatric populations. Hence, there is an urgent need to raise our awareness of this phenomenon in pediatric...

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Main Authors: Yue Li, Zheng Li, Suyun Qian, Fang Dong, Qing Wang, Pengfei Zhang, Kaihu Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-06-01
Series:Pediatric Investigation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ped4.12238