Abstract
A diabetic woman suffered from deep neck infection, endophthalmitis, urinary tract infection, and mycotic aneurysm associated Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia for 4 months. Aneurysmectomy and antibiotic therapy terminated recurrent K pneumoniae sepsis suggestive of removal of the pathogen niche in an artery, which served as the root of serial infections. The DNA fingerprints of K pneumoniae isolates indicated that the same strain K pneumoniae caused all the infection episodes. The case is reported and its clinical implications are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 693.e11-693.e14 |
Journal | Annals of Vascular Surgery |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 07 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |