Klebsiella

• What does the pink sunset in the image represent?

  Klebsiella is gram-negative
• How does Klebsiella appear under a Gram stain?

  Pink or red and rod-shaped
• What does the presence of flowers next to a river symbolize?

  Klebsiella is part of normal gastrointestinal flora
• What does the fast-running monkey represent?

  Klebsiella ferments lactose on MacConkey agar
• What does the pink color on MacConkey agar indicate?

  The organism is a lactose fermenter
• What does the sack full of sand symbolize in relation to Klebsiella?

  Klebsiella has a polysaccharide capsule
• What does the urine in the scene help to remember?

  Klebsiella is urease positive
• What does the spilled container of medication symbolize?

  Klebsiella is associated with multi-drug resistance
• What does the gorilla with mucus represent?

  Klebsiella produces mucoid colonies
• What do the dyed beads on the gorilla symbolize?

  Diabetes
• What does the gorilla strangling the soldier represent?

  Klebsiella is associated with lobar pneumonia in diabetics
• What does the Molotov cocktail symbolize in the context of Klebsiella?

  Klebsiella can cause pneumonia in alcoholics
• What are struvite kidney stones composed of?

  Ammonium, magnesium, and phosphate
• What does the monkey eating the liver represent?

  Klebsiella can cause hepatic abscesses
• What does the green bacterial growth on the dead body symbolize?

  Klebsiella can cause spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
• What does the young attractive girl symbolize?

  Klebsiella causes urinary tract infections
• What does the red jello represent?

  Klebsiella is associated with red currant jelly sputum
• What does the black color of the river symbolize?

  Klebsiella can cause lung abscesses and necrosis
• What is the most likely organism responsible for the patient's death in the case study?

  Klebsiella
• What does the patient's history of alcoholism indicate in relation to Klebsiella?

  Risk factor for aspiration pneumonia
• What does the sputum culture reveal about the organism?

  Gram-negative bacilli forming mucoid colonies
• What does the autopsy reveal about the patient's condition?

  Lung abscesses filled with liquefactive necrosis
• What is the correct answer regarding Klebsiella's behavior on MacConkey agar?

  Rapidly produces a pink color
• Why is Klebsiella considered a fast lactose fermenter?

  It turns MacConkey agar pink quickly
• Why are options A, C, and D incorrect in the question about Klebsiella?

  They do not represent fast lactose fermentation
• What are the key characteristics of Klebsiella?

  • Gram-negative bacillus
  • Part of normal gastrointestinal flora
  • Fast lactose fermenter on MacConkey agar
  • Urease positive
  • Associated with multi-drug resistance
  • Produces mucoid colonies
  • Causes lobar pneumonia in diabetics and alcoholics
  • Can cause hepatic abscesses and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
  • Associated with urinary tract infections
  • Causes struvite kidney stones
  • Can lead to lung abscesses and liquefactive necrosis
• What are the clinical implications of Klebsiella infections?

  • Risk of aspiration pneumonia in alcoholics
  • Potential for multi-drug resistance
  • Association with diabetic patients
  • Can cause severe lung and liver complications