Klebsiella pneumonia

A bacterial pneumonia involving Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. Patients with Klebsiella pneumonia tend to cough up a characteristic sputum that is said to resemble red-currant jelly. Klebsiella pneumonia tends to affect people with underlying diseases, such

A bacterial pneumonia involving Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. Patients with Klebsiella pneumonia tend to cough up a characteristic sputum that is said to resemble red-currant jelly. Klebsiella pneumonia tends to affect people with underlying diseases, such as alcoholism, diabetes and chronic lung disease. The symptoms include high fever, rigors and pleuritic pain, and hemoptysis.

Medications that may treat it

amdinocillin amikacin ampicillin cefaclor cefadroxil cefamandole cefazolin cefdinir cefditoren cefepime cefixime cefmetazole

Also known as: Pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae; Pneumonia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae (disorder)