Question 1

what can cause klebsiella pneumoniae?

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Klebsiella pneumonia: It can be transmitted from person to person contact. It usually doesn’t occur in people who are healthy overall.  In medical settings  people who have indwelling intravenous lines, who are on ventilators or  who have taken certain antibiotics over a long period may have increased risk.

Question 2

what exactly is klebsiella pneumoniae?

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Bacillus: Klebsiella is a gram negative bacillus found in the intestines that may cause pneumonia, urinary tract infections and one form of the bug is associated with multiple abscesses.

Question 3

i was told i have heavy growth of klebsiella pneumoniae?

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UTI?: Is this a urine culture? As "pneumoniae" sugguests, this species of Klebsiella can cause pneumonia, but it mostly causes urinary tract infection (UTI). Whether or not you need treatment depends on symptoms (painful urination, frequency, urgency, etc) and urinalysis (increased white blood cells?). At your age (76) some asymptomatic UTIs don't need treatment. Follow your doctor's advice about it.

Question 4

what does it mean by moderate growth of klebsiella pneumoniae? what do i need to do

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Infection: Where is the growth? Urine or sputum? Either way you need antibiotics as it means infection.

Question 5

what do doctors mean by moderate growth of klebsiella pneumoniae?

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Semiquantification: Moderate growth, or scant growth or heavy growth, of an organism is a way of quantifying the amount of organisms in a culture.  This does not mean that the organism is necessarily relevant as cultures from some sites can reflect colonization.

Question 6

when to isolate klebsiella pneumoniae in urine or wound?

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If infection suspect: Checking for infection is general you rarely can suspect klebsiella but a culture grows 1 or more bacteria type.  It is isolated in another culture and identified under the microscope or by specific chemical tests, small antibiotic discs placed hopefully slow the growth down and the best antibiotic will hopefully be determined.

Question 7

my five month old daughter has klebsiella pneumoniae. what causes this?

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Klebsiella  pneumoni: Is your daughter immuno deficient?  One possible way could be through a urinary tract infection brought on by fecal contamination. The urinary tract infection could have progressed to sepsis, a blood infection, which then seeded the lung good luck.

Question 8

which urine stream is required (c/s) for klebsiella pneumoniae detection?

Accepted Answer

Culture: I am not sure what urinary stream you mean but a clean catch which is sent for a urine culture is sent from the midstream if possible and if not possible must clean the outside of the genital prior to voiding.

Question 9

which test is accurate to detect the klebsiella pneumoniae?can it spread during sexual contact?

Accepted Answer

Culture: The ideal test for identifying any specific organism is by a culture.  Klebsiella is not generally considered a STI, but irritation of the urethra or particular types of sexual activity can create the conditions that favor an infection of the urinary tract.

Question 10

can you get klebsiella pneumoniae from having sex ?

Accepted Answer

No: Klebsiella is not a sexually transmitted infection.

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