Pleural empyema caused by Klebsiella oxytoca: A case series
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...
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| author | Suthers, E. Rosenstengel, A. Hart, J. Lewis, J. Kay, I. Waterer, G. Lee, Y. Brims, Fraser |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-422032017-09-13T14:22:50Z Pleural empyema caused by Klebsiella oxytoca: A case series Suthers, E. Rosenstengel, A. Hart, J. Lewis, J. Kay, I. Waterer, G. Lee, Y. Brims, Fraser 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. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42203 10.1111/resp.12476 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia unknown |
| spellingShingle | Suthers, E. Rosenstengel, A. Hart, J. Lewis, J. Kay, I. Waterer, G. Lee, Y. Brims, Fraser Pleural empyema caused by Klebsiella oxytoca: A case series |
| title | Pleural empyema caused by Klebsiella oxytoca: A case series |
| title_full | Pleural empyema caused by Klebsiella oxytoca: A case series |
| title_fullStr | Pleural empyema caused by Klebsiella oxytoca: A case series |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pleural empyema caused by Klebsiella oxytoca: A case series |
| title_short | Pleural empyema caused by Klebsiella oxytoca: A case series |
| title_sort | pleural empyema caused by klebsiella oxytoca: a case series |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42203 |