Klebsiella pneumoniae fascial space infections of the head and neck in Taiwan: emphasis on diabetic patients and repetitive infections

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
9270649	Journal of Infection	2005	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Conclusions. K. pneumoniae is an important endemic pathogen of fascial space infections of head and neck in Taiwan, especially among diabetics. Physicians should be aware of the tendency of this organism to cause repetitive infection.

Keywords

Head and neck infection Diabetes mellitus Soft-tissue infection Klebsiella pneumoniae

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Klebsiella pneumoniae fascial space infections of the head and neck in Taiwan: emphasis on diabetic patients and repetitive infections

Authors

C.M. Chang, F.H. Lu, H.R. Guo, W.C. Ko,