Klebsiella pneumonia

Klebsiella pneumonia, also called pneumococcal pneumonia, is an acute lung inflammation caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae. It is more common in patients with old age, malnutrition, chronic alcoholism, chronic bronchial-lung disease, and systemic failure. In the past two decades, these have become the main pathogenic bacteria of hospital-acquired pneumonia, the number of resistant strains has increased, and the production of ultra-broad spectrum enzymes has become a difficult point in the prevention and treatment. Klebsiella

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