<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Background: Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis is the etiologic bacterium of rhinoscleroma. While rare, it has been implicated as a cause of septicemia. Only five cases of septicemia due to K. rhinoscleromatis have been reported previously. Objective: Report a case of K. rhinoscleromatis septicemia in Thailand and literature review. Results: K. rhinoscleromatis septicemia was observed in a 71-years-old-female diabetic patient suffering with acute fever.</p></abstract>

Background: Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis is the etiologic bacterium of rhinoscleroma. While rare, it has been implicated as a cause of septicemia. Only five cases of septicemia due to K. rhinoscleromatis have been reported previously. Objective: Report a case of K. rhinoscleromatis septicemia in Thailand and literature review. Results: K. rhinoscleromatis septicemia was observed in a 71-years-old-female diabetic patient suffering with acute fever.

Septicemia due to Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis: a rare case

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Background: Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis is the etiologic bacterium of rhinoscleroma. While rare, it has been implicated as a cause of septicemia. Only five...

Septicemia due to Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis: a rare case

Publié en ligne: 13 avr. 2018

Pages: 939 - 942

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abm-2010-0123

Mots clés
Bacterial infection, gram-negative bacteremia, Klebsiella, rhinoscleroma, rhinoscleromatis

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Septicemia due to Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis: a rare case

Publié en ligne: 13 avr. 2018

Pages: 939 - 942

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abm-2010-0123

Mots clésBacterial infection, gram-negative bacteremia, Klebsiella, rhinoscleroma, rhinoscleromatis

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Bacterial infection, gram-negative bacteremia, Klebsiella, rhinoscleroma, rhinoscleromatis