Characteristics of bacteremia between community-acquired and nosocomial Klebsiella pneumoniae infection: risk factor for mortality and the impact of capsular serotypes as a herald for community-acquired infection.

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Published in Arch Intern Med on May 13, 2002

Authors

Ren-Wen Tsay1, L K Siu, Chang-Phone Fung, Feng-Yee Chang

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, No. 325, Section 2, Cheng-Kung Road, Neihu, 114 Taipei, Taiwan. fychang@ndmctsgh.edu.tw

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