Predominant association of Raoultella bacteremia with diseases of the biliary tract.

Authors :: de Jong E
Erkens-Hulshof S
van der Velden LB
Voss A
Bosboom R
Hodiamont CJ
Wever PC
Rentenaar RJ
Sturm PD
Source :: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases [Scand J Infect Dis] 2014 Feb; Vol. 46 (2), pp. 141-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Dec 11.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: A case series of 14 patients with Raoultella bacteremia was compared with 28 Klebsiella oxytoca and 28 Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia cases. Forty-three percent of Raoultella bacteremia cases were associated with biliary tract disease, compared to 32% and 22% of patients with K. oxytoca and K. pneumoniae bacteremia, respectively.

Subjects :: Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacteremia epidemiology
Biliary Tract Diseases epidemiology
Enterobacteriaceae Infections epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Bacteremia microbiology
Biliary Tract Diseases complications
Biliary Tract Diseases microbiology
Enterobacteriaceae isolation & purification
Enterobacteriaceae Infections microbiology

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