TABLE 2.
Clinical K. pneumoniae strainsa
| Clinical diagnosis of patients | Total no. of isolates | K1 strains
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Non-K1 isolates
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of strains | Agglutination | No. of isolates | Agglutination | ||
| PLA | 23 | 21 | + | 2 | - |
| PLA plus fasciitis | 6 | 5 | + | 1 | - |
| Recurrent liver abscess | 4 | 2 | + | 2 | - |
| PLA plus endophthalmitis | 7 | 6 | + | 1 | - |
| Meningitis | 4 | 3 | + | 1 | - |
PLA, primary pyogenic liver abscess. “+” or “-” means that there was positive or negative result, respectively, in the agglutination reactions.