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Does klebsiella infection shows up in a blood culture?
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Yes, but...: If klebsiella bacteria are in the blood and are captured by the blood sample, it should appear in the blood culture result. That means the blood culture should not show klebsiella if the infection does not "seed" bacteria into the bloodstream. That also means live klebsiella must be present in the blood sample, and they must reproduce in the incubator, in order to show up in the culture result.
Answered 11/16/2019
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Yes: Klebsiella pneumoniae occasionally produces urinary tract infection and bacteremia (blood poisoning).
Answered 11/9/2019
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