Klebsiella Pneumonia Causes

Klebsiella pneumonia is a rod-shaped gram –negative bacteria that could cause pneumonia, bactermia, urinary tract infections and sepsis. Although klebsiella pneumonia comprises for only a very small percentage of pneumonia cases, the consequence of the extensive damage caused by the bacteria leads to a high fatality rate.

In humans, the organism resides and thrives in the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. The mode of transmission is by inhalation of respiratory secretions. It could also be transmitted by the accidental aspiration from the respiratory tract into the lungs.
In patients suffering from a urinary tract infection, pneumonia can be transmitted from an ascending spread of fecal flora. Therefore females are more susceptible to this kind of infection as their urinary tract is shorter and nearer to the fecal exit.

Pneumonia

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