What Are the Treatments for Klebsiella Pneumoniae?
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a type of bacteria that causes pneumonia in hospital patients. This gram-negative bacterium, which refers to how it appears under the microscope, can cause significant morbidity. People who are at risk for Klebsiella pneumoniae are typically very sick patients in the hospital. Patients who are on ventilators, have intravenous catheters and/or have been on long-term antibiotics are at risk for Klebsiella pneumoniae. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, healthy people do not get Klebsiella pneumonia. Treatment consists of antibiotics that kill gram negative bacteria.
