<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>, an enteric flora bacterium, can be aspirated and affects malnourished and debilitated individuals (elderly, alcoholics, diabetics), causing gelatinous sputum (currant jelly) and potentially leading to abscess.
<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>, o bacterie din flora enterică, poate fi aspirată și afectează în special persoanele subnutrite și debile (vârstnici, alcoolici, diabetici), producând spută gelatinoasă (jeleu de coacăze) și putând evolua spre abces.
| Front | Enteric flora that is aspirated. Affects malnourished and debilitated individuals (especially elderly in nursing homes, alcoholics, and diabetics). Thick mucoid capsule results in gelatinous sputum (currant jelly). Often complicated by abscess. |
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| Back | Klebsiella pneumoniae. |
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