Predictors of Septic Metastatic Infection and Mortality among Patients with<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>Liver Abscess

Susan Shin‐Jung Lee, Yao‐Shen Chen, Hung‐Chin Tsai, Shue‐Ren Wann, Hsi‐Hsun Lin, Chun‐Kai Huang, Yung‐Ching Liu

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2008 · 224 citations · 37 references

Abstract

Management of primary liver abscess caused by K. pneumoniae with use of first-generation cephalosporins and percutaneous drainage was associated with low rates of mortality, metastatic infection, and complications. These rates are comparable to those reported for third-generation cephalosporins.

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