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Case Reports
. 2010 Sep;16(9):1490-1.
doi: 10.3201/eid1609.100386.

Invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae infections, California, USA

Robert McCabe, Larry Lambert, Brad Frazee
Case Reports

Invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae infections, California, USA

Robert McCabe et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Sep.
No abstract available

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A) Computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen showing a liver abscess adjacent to the portal vein. B) CT scan of the chest at the level of the aortic arch showing mediastinum abscesses surrounding the trachea. C) Brain magnetic resonance imaging (T1 weighted, spin echo, with contrast) showing multiple intracerebral abscesses (smooth ring-enhancing lesions with surrounding vasogenic edema). D) CT scan of the abdomen of patient from panel C, showing a left perinephric abscess and thrombus.
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