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16308228

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11-12
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
Klebsiella pneumoniae was recently reported to be the major pathogen causing pyogenic splenic abscess in Taiwan. To better understand the characteristics of K. pneumoniae splenic abscess, which may be helpful in alerting clinicians to this infection entity when dealing with a suspicious patient, patients hospitalized between January 1981 and December 2002 with the diagnosis of splenic abscess were included in a retrospective study. Among the 38 enrolled patients, 9 (23.7%) suffered from K. pneumoniae splenic abscess. Compared to those with non-K. pneumoniae splenic abscess, patients suffering from splenic abscess caused by K. pneumoniae had a higher prevalence of underlying diabetes mellitus (88.9% vs 37.9%; p = 0.006) and higher incidence of concomitant liver abscess (44.4% vs 0%; p < 0.001) caused by the same pathogen. When dealing with patients suffering from K. pneumoniae splenic abscess, clinicians should work up to exclude a concomitant liver abscess caused by the same pathogen.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0036-5548
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
905-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Splenic abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae and non-Klebsiella pneumoniae in Taiwan: emphasizing risk factors for acquisition of Klebsiella pneumoniae splenic abscess.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Infectious Diseases, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan, Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article