Pathogens
Klebsiella pneumoniae

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Precautions

May require contact precautions if highly resistant i.e. ESBL, carbapenem resistant.

General Information

Lactose fermenting gram negative rod, of the Enterobacteriaceae family.

GI flora.

In healthy hosts, can cause:

  • UTI
  • Nasty pneumonias (Friedlanders disease)
  • Liver abscesses

Nosocomial infection:

  • UTI
  • Pneumonia
  • Intra-abdominal and biliary infection
  • Prosthetic material and vascular catheter infection

Treatment of choice for ESBL strains is a carbapenem.