title: Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia and capsular serotypes, Taiwan.
abstract: Capsular serotypes of 225 Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Taiwan were identified by using PCR. Patients infected with K1 serotypes (41 isolates) had increased community-onset bacteremia, more nonfatal diseases and liver abscesses, lower Pittsburgh bacteremia scores and mortality rates, and fewer urinary tract infections than patients infected with non-K1/K2 serotypes (147 isolates).
authors.affiliation: Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chun-Hsing
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Yu-Tsung
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chih-Cheng
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Cheng-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Fang-Yeh
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Meng-Shiuan
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Hsin-Sui
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Po-Ren
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hseuh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality; D016667:Bacterial Capsules / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058889:Molecular Typing; D012703:Serotyping; D013624:Taiwan