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Klebsiella
Species:
- K aerogenes
- K edwardsi
- K ornithinolytica
- K oxytoca
- K ozaenae
- K planticola
- K pneumoniae
- K rhinoscleromatis
- K rubiacearum
- K terrigena
Pathology:
1) opportunistic & nosocomial infections
2) urinary tract infection
3) upper & lower respiratory tract infection
4) biliary tract infection
5) surgical wound infections
6) sepsis
Laboratory:
-> lactose fermenter; H2S -; gas +; indole -; methyl red -; Voges-Proskauer +; citrate +; motility -; ornithine decarboxylase -; short, plump Gram negative bacilli with large, non-staining capsule
Specific
Klebsiella granulomatis
Klebsiella oxytoca
Klebsiella pneumoniae (Friedlander bacillus)
Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis
General
Enterobacteriaceae
Properties
KINGDOM: monera
DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES
References
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed.
Companion Handbook, Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill
Inc. NY, 1995, pg 226-27