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| Title |
The emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess in non-diabetic patients and the distribution of capsular types
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| Published in |
Gut Pathogens, October 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13099-016-0128-y |
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| Authors |
Chien Chuang, Wen-Chien Fan, Yi-Tsung Lin, Fu-Der Wang |
| Abstract |
Klebsiella pneumoniae is the most common pathogen of community-acquired pyogenic liver abscess in East Asia. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a well-established risk factor for K. pneumoniae liver abscess (KPLA). However, reports regarding the emergence of KPLA in non-diabetic patients are limited. A total 230 patients with KPLA from a medical center in Taiwan were identified retrospectively. The rate of DM in patients with KPLA was 44.4 % in 2011, 57.9 % in 2012, 44.9 % in 2013, 35.0 % in 2014, and 53.5 % in 2015. Diabetic patients had higher rate of gas-forming abscesses than non-diabetic patients, but the clinical outcomes were not different. The six virulent capsular types (K1, K2, K5, K20, K54, and K57) accounted for 90.2 % of all K. pneumoniae isolates, and were more prevalent in non-diabetic than diabetic patients (93.9 vs 85.9 %, P = 0.048). The six virulent capsular types were also more prevalent in the group with optimal glycemic levels (Non-DM and DM with HbA1c level <7 %) than the DM group with HbA1c level ≥7 % (93.9 vs 84.3 %, P = 0.022). Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess has emerged in non-diabetic patients in Taiwan. Diabetic patients were at higher risk of acquiring gas-forming abscesses. Non diabetic patients and diabetic patients with optimal glycemic levels are more susceptible to the virulent capsular types of K. pneumoniae. |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 10 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 3 | 30% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 20% |
| Professor | 1 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 10% |
| Other | 1 | 10% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 2 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 50% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 3 | 30% |
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