•••quote:•••Originally posted by ckent:
•If Klebsiella is bothering you, try taking Cefazolin or Cephalexin; that should make him go away.•••••unless it's a cause of a UTI in which case TMP/SMX or a fluoroquinolone should be just as good if not better.
•••quote:•••Originally posted by Bamboozeled:
•wait klebsiella is the name of a bacteria?•••••Yes Klebsiella (of which K. pneumoniae is the most common species) is a encapsulated gram-negative rod responsible for hospital-acquired bronchopneumonia in the immunocompromised and alcoholics, nosocomially acquired bacteremia, UTI & pyelonephritis, and rarer conditions such as peritonitis, and chronic otitis media....etc.
You can tell I need a break from studing for USMLE, right?
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