Klebsiella pneumonia

Klebsiella pneumonia
K. pneumoniae on a MacConkey agar plate.
Classification and external resources
Specialty	pulmonology
ICD-10	B96.1, J15.0
ICD-9-CM	041.3, 482.0
DiseasesDB	7181
eMedicine	med/1237
MeSH	D007710
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Klebsiella pneumonia (KP) is a form of bacterial pneumonia associated with Klebsiella pneumoniae. It is typically due to aspiration and alcoholism may be a risk factor, though it is also commonly implicated in hospital-acquired urinary tract infections, and COPD(chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) individuals

Individuals with Klebsiella pneumonia tend to cough up a characteristic sputum, as well as having fever, nausea, tachycardia and vomiting. Klebsiella pneumonia tends to affect people with underlying conditions, such as alcoholism.

The cause of the condition Klebsiella pneumonia is Klebsiella pneumoniae which is gram-negative, as well as rod-shaped, glucose-fermenting, facultative anaerobic bacterium.

In terms of the pathophysiology of Klebsiella pneumonia we see neutrophil myeloperoxidase defense against K P.Oxidative inactivation of elastase is involved, while LBP helps transfer bacteria cell wall elements to the cells.

Klebsiella resistant strains have been recorded in USA with a roughly threefold increase in Chicago cases, quarantined individuals in Israel,United Kingdom and parts of Europe, possible ground zero, or location of emergence, is the India-Pakistan border.

A strain known as Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumonia (CRKP) was estimated to be involved in 350 cases in Los Angeles county between June and December 2010.

In terms of the diagnosis of Klebsiella pneumonia the following can be done to determine if the individual has this infection,including susceptibility testing for (ESBL) Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase, as well as:

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