Publications
Detailed Information
Risk factor analysis of invasive liver abscess caused by the K1 serotype Klebsiella pneumoniae
Cited 42 time in
Web of Science
Cited 53 time in Scopus
- Authors
- Issue Date
- 2008-07-30
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag
- Citation
- Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 28(1):109-111
- Keywords
- Case-Control Studies ; Diabetes Complications/epidemiology ; Humans ; Klebsiella Infections/*epidemiology/microbiology ; Klebsiella pneumoniae/*isolation & purification ; Korea/epidemiology ; Liver Abscess/*epidemiology/*microbiology ; Logistic Models ; Multivariate Analysis ; Risk Factors
- Abstract
- The increasing prevalence of Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess in Asian countries is attributable to virulent strains of the K1 serotype. We investigated the risk factors for the K1 serotype K. pneumoniae liver abscess. A case-control study was performed using the database of a nationwide study of liver abscess in Korea. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed for 78 cases of the K1 serotype K. pneumoniae liver abscess and 81 controls with non-Klebsiella. Diabetes mellitus was the significant risk factor (OR 2.13; 95% CI 1.026 approximately 4.428; P = 0.042) for the K1 serotype K. pneumoniae liver abscess. Biliary disorders had a strong negative association (OR 0.18; 95% CI 0.078 approximately 0.410; P < 0.001). This study suggests that diabetes mellitus is a more significant risk factor for the K1 serotype K. pneumoniae liver abscess than for the non-Klebsiella liver abscess.
- ISSN
- 1435-4373 (Electronic)
- Language
- English
- URI
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18663497
http://www.springerlink.com/content/e776t4x61026l357/fulltext.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/68257
- Files in This Item:
- There are no files associated with this item.
- Appears in Collections:
Item View & Download Count
Items in S-Space are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.