Klebsiella

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Bacteria that can cause infections in people, often in hospitals

noun
/klɛbˈziːə/

Specialized

: Klebsiella

Treatment options for infections caused by Klebsiella may be limited due to antibiotic resistance.
Klebsiella pneumoniae

Examples

Culture grew 2+ coagulase-negative staphylococci and 1+ multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Academic text (2006)
These are things like strep pneumonia pneumoniae, Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Some of the causative organisms include Klebsiella pneumonia, viridans streptococci, and staphylococcal aureus.

Academic text (2007)
Klebsiella pneumoniae can cause severe respiratory infections in patients with weakened immune systems.
In the laboratory, scientists identified carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella species in several clinical samples.

Surface Forms

Klebsiella singular

Klebsiellae plural

Etymology

Klebsiella comes from the name of a German doctor, Klebs, plus the Latin ending -ella, which means 'little' and shows up in many bacteria names like Salmonella. So, Klebsiella is basically the 'Klebs' bacteria, and the name tells you this group of germs was named after Dr. Klebs.