2020
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6999
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An Unusual Case of Klebsiella pneumoniae Endocarditis

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“…Case reports of patients with Klebsiella pneumoninae endocarditis described similar presentations to the patient presented above [18] , [19] . However, Klebsiella pneumoninae endocarditis is rare; it accounts for less than 5 % of all cases of endocarditis [18] , [19] .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 52%
“…Case reports of patients with Klebsiella pneumoninae endocarditis described similar presentations to the patient presented above [18] , [19] . However, Klebsiella pneumoninae endocarditis is rare; it accounts for less than 5 % of all cases of endocarditis [18] , [19] .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 52%
“…Presentation can be associated with septic emboli to the lungs as in the presented case 6 . Liver abscess and urinary tract infection are the most common source when bacteremia is present 36 . Mortality rates vary depending on the pathogen, virulence factors, complications and the valve involved, reaching up to 49% in one article 6 , 37 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The study area consists of Lahore which is geographically situated between 31°15'-31°45'N latitude and 74°01'-74°39'E longitude. The total area of the city is 1772 km 2 having hot semiarid climate with mean annual rainfall of 675 mm, varying from 300-1200 mm and average annual temperature of approximately 24ºC [9]. The bed rock is constituted of the unconsolidated alluvial complex of contemporaneous filling of subsiding trough-mainly composed of sodium and calcium bicarbonates.…”
Section: Study Areamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The land cover of the city has changed as more than 1200 hectares of agricultural and forest land is acquired for urban use each year and impervious surface has increased by 11.9% reducing the natural recharge (Ahmed et al, 2001). Groundwater is the only source of fresh water supply and approximately 3500 Acre Feet (AF) of water is extracted per day from 1800 public and private tube wells resulting into the water table level decline [9,29].…”
Section: Study Areamentioning
confidence: 99%
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