title: Klebsiella pneumoniae Liver Abscess: An Emerging Disease.
abstract: Most of the cases of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess reported early on were from Asia, predominantly Taiwan, with a significant number of patients being middle aged diabetic men, and developing metastatic complications, especially endophthalmitis. The entity is now being increasingly recognized in the United States. In this article, the authors review those reported cases, and also the literature regarding the pathophysiology of this intriguing syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York. Electronic address: fazilit@upstate.edu.
authors.forename: Tasaduq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fazili
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
authors.forename: Calden
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sharngoe
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Endy
authors.affiliation: the Division of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DK), SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
authors.forename: Deana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kiska
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
authors.forename: Waleed
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Javaid
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Polhemus
mesh_terms: D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Emerging disease; Hyperviscous phenotype; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Liver abscess; United States