Article Review :Klebsiella Pneumonia: Epidemiology, Virulence Factors and Treatment

Jasim, Saif T.; Farhan, Ahmed Sami

doi:10.37652/juaps.2022.172338

Document Type : Review Paper

Authors

Saif T. Jasim ¹
Ahmed Sami Farhan ²

¹ Department of Al-Qaim Education, General Directorate of Education in Anbar,Ministry of Education, Al-Qaim, Anbar, Iraq

² Department of Biology , College of Science, University of Anbar , Anbar, Iraq

https://doi.org/10.37652/juaps.2022.172338

Abstract

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a rare cause, excluding alcoholics, of community-acquired pneumonia. Klebsiella can resemble lung tuberculosis because it occurs with hemoptysis and lesions of the lumen. K. Pneumoniae is an infection hard to handle because of the organism's thickened capsule. Klebsiella is best handled with cephalosporins, quinolones or carbapenems of the third and fourth century. In lung inflammation, monotherapy is just as effective as combination therapy because newer agents are used. Older agents with less Klebsiella involvement were used for successful treatment in the past. Initially, the patient that we attended was believed to have pulmonary tuberculosis and the recommended medication was ceftriaxone monotherapy until it was discovered to be pneumococcal disease. The patient was initially treated with injection, then orally for 3 weeks. The purpose of this article is to address this type of bacteria, its epidemiology, virulence factors and treatment methods, due to its widespread spread within the country, which causes many respiratory diseases and can share with other pathogens such as viruses, particularly the Corona virus, which can inevitably cause death in a particular individual.

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Journal of University of Anbar for Pure Science

Article Review :Klebsiella Pneumonia: Epidemiology, Virulence Factors and Treatment

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Volume 14, Issue 2
August 2020
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Article Review :Klebsiella Pneumonia: Epidemiology, Virulence Factors and Treatment

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Volume 14, Issue 2August 2020Page 5-10

Volume 14, Issue 2
August 2020
Page 5-10