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. 2015 Apr;20(3):507-9.
doi: 10.1111/resp.12476. Epub 2015 Feb 11.

Pleural empyema caused by Klebsiella oxytoca: a case series

Elizabeth Suthers  1 , Andrew Rosenstengel, Julie Hart, Joshua R Lewis, Ian Kay, Grant Waterer, Y C Gary Lee, Fraser Brims
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Pleural empyema caused by Klebsiella oxytoca: a case series

Elizabeth Suthers et al. Respirology. 2015 Apr.

Abstract

We report on 19 patients from Western Australia of pleural empyema with Klebsiella oxytoca, an organism never before reported in association with this condition. Median age was 65 years, 14/17 (83%) had been in hospital within 30 days prior to diagnosis, 12/18 (67%) had active cancer, 9/17 (53%) had been in intensive care and 7/17 (41%) had prior surgery. Nine patients died at the time of censure, five within 90 days of infection.

Keywords: Klebsiella oxytoca; empyema; nosocomial infection; pleural.

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