Liver abscess associated with severe myopathy caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae serotype K1 in Romania.
Liver abscess was diagnosed in a man presenting with fever, chills and severe myopathy. The K. pneumoniae isolated from blood cultures belonged to the K1 serotype. The patient responded favourably to percutaneous drainage of the abscess and antibiotics. This is the first documented report of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess syndrome (KLAS) described in Romania and may indicate the emergence of this syndrome in Eastern Europe.
"Matei Bals" Infectious Diseases Institute, Bucharest, Romania. gabrielp9@yahoo.com.
Gabriel-Adrian
GA
Popescu
Diana
D
Tanase
Ana-Maria
AM
Petrescu
Dragos
D
Florea
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012383:Romania; D065288:Serogroup; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; C036962:capsular polysaccharide K1