Pyogenic liver abscess caused by hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae

Scand J Infect Dis. 2007;39(9):828-30. doi: 10.1080/00365540701266763.

Abstract

Community-acquired primary pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae is an emerging infectious entity, with cases reported in the scientific literature over the past 15 y mainly from Taiwan and Asia, but also from Europe and North America. We describe a case of PLA caused by the hypermucoviscous, K1 capsular serotype of Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Canadian man and highlight the unique features of this increasingly common cause of liver abscess.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Liver Abscess, Pyogenic / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged