Predominant association of Raoultella bacteremia with diseases of the biliary tract. (February 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: de Jong, Eefje; Erkens-Hulshof, Sandra; van der Velden, Lieven B. J.; Voss, Andreas; Bosboom, Ron; Hodiamont, Caspar J.; Wever, Peter C.; Rentenaar, Rob J.; Sturm, Patrick D.
• Is Part Of: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases. Volume 46:Number 2(2014:Feb.)
• Page Start: 141
• Page End: 143
• Publication Date: 2014-02
• Subjects: Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2013.857044
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0036-5548

Abstract

<abstract> <title>Abstract</title> <p>A case series of 14 patients with Raoultella bacteremia was compared with 28 Klebsiella oxytoca and 28 Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia cases. Forty-three percent of Raoultella bacteremia cases were associated with biliary tract disease, compared to 32% and 22% of patients with K. oxytoca and K. pneumoniae bacteremia, respectively.</p> </abstract>