If your immune system is weak because of another illness, you are at higher risk of infection with klebsiella pneumoniae. (Photo credit: ROGER HARRIS/Science Source) These germs don’t spread ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — More than a decade ago, physicians around the world began reporting cases due to a new hypervirulent strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae, which could infect and severely sicken otherwise ...

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common species of bacteria found in our bodies – and may even be lurking in your gut, mouth or nose right now. But it’s also a notoriously harmful bacteria that can ...

The bacteria has been identified as Klebsiella pneumoniae. The hospital first announced the outbreak in October 2022 and has posted multiple updates, most recently on April 25. "Beginning in ...

Researchers identify antibodies against Klebsiella pneumoniae. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 09 / 240926132129.htm ...

Bloodstream infections (bacteremia and sepsis) from klebsiella can cause fever, chills, fatigue, light-headedness, and altered mental states. K. pneumoniae infections are typically "nosocomial ...

Antibody responses to the O-specific polysaccharide of Klebsiella pneumoniae were immunogenic, with cross-reactivity among related subtypes; however, capsule interference with O-specific ...

More information: Chuhan Zhang et al, Function and mechanism of miRNAs during the process of Klebsiella pneumoniae infection, Biomolecules and Biomedicine (2025). DOI: 10.17305/bb.2025.11421 ...

Beginning in October 2022, hospital staff at Virginia Mason Medical Center said it detected an increase in cases of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria at its downtown campus. Since then ...