Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Bacteremia / epidemiology
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Bacteremia / microbiology*
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Biliary Tract Diseases / complications*
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Biliary Tract Diseases / epidemiology
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Biliary Tract Diseases / microbiology*
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Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification*
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections / epidemiology
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Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology*
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Retrospective Studies