A case report of pyogenic liver abscess caused by hypervirulent diagnosed by metagenomic next-generation sequencing

A 56-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus presented with high fever but no abdominal pain. An abdominal computed tomography scan showed a large liver abscess. Hypervirulent, string test-positive, rmpA / ampA2 -, and iutA -positive Klebsiella pneumoniae was rapidly identified from drain...

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Main Authors: Jiafeng Xie, Zhiqiang Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of International Medical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/03000605211032793