Pleural empyema caused by Klebsiella oxytoca: A case series

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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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Main Authors:	Suthers, E., Rosenstengel, A., Hart, J., Lewis, J., Kay, I., Waterer, G., Lee, Y., Brims, Fraser
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia 2015
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42203

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