Primary liver abscess caused by one clone of Klebsiella pneumoniae with two colonial morphotypes and resistotypes

PO-REN HSUEHWu J.-J.LEE-JENE TENGYEE-CHUN CHENPAN-CHYR YANGHo S.-W.KWEN-TAY LUH2020-03-272020-03-2720021080-6040https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/480472Two diabetic patients with primary liver abscess, who initially responded unsatisfactorily to intravenous ceftriaxone or cefoxitin treatment and had abscess drainage, were found to be infected with a single clone of Klebsiella pneumoniae with two different colonial morphotypes and resistotypes. Primary liver abscess caused by second-generation cephalosporin-resistant K. pneumoniae strains may be an emerging problem in Taiwan.[SDGs]SDG3amikacin; aminoglycoside antibiotic agent; ampicillin; antibiotic agent; cefazolin; cefepime; cefixime; cefotaxime; cefoxitin; cefpirome; ceftriaxone; cefuroxime; cephalosporin derivative; ciprofloxacin; flomoxef; gentamicin; imipenem; meropenem; piperacillin plus tazobactam; timentin; adult; aged; antibiotic resistance; antibiotic therapy; article; bacterium identification; case report; human; Klebsiella pneumoniae; liver abscess; male; pathogenesis; TaiwanPrimary liver abscess caused by one clone of Klebsiella pneumoniae with two colonial morphotypes and resistotypesjournal article10.3201/eid0801.010167117497612-s2.0-0036153951