Monday, April 8, 2013

Klebsiella

Klebsiella is a genus of non-motile, Gram-negative, oxidase-negative, rod-shaped bacteria with a prominent polysaccharide-based capsule.[1] It is named after the German microbiologist Edwin Klebs (1834–1913). Frequent human pathogens, Klebsiella organisms can lead to a wide range of disease states, notablypneumonia, urinary tract infections, septicemia, and soft tissue infections.[2] Klebsiella species have also been implicated in the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis and other spondyloarthropathies.

http://www.curacaochronicle.com/main/breaking-news-curacao-hospital-not-taking-in-new-patients-in-intensive-care-because-of-bacteria/

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