Klebsiella: Morphology & Infections
You can tell the patient: "Fat Alcoholics Never Get UPSet"
Morphology:
Fat prominent capsule
Alcoholics are at increased risk of infection
Motility:
"Never Get up" : non-motile (non-flagellated)
Infections:
UTI (Urinary tract infection)
Pneumonia
Sepsis
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Submitted by Nishanth_koda on Fri, 29/05/2009 - 20:52.
Hi neema,
Consider telling this to the patient!
" Fat Alcoholics Never Get UPSet "
Have applied the changes. Thank you.
Adding my original version below,
'You can tell the patient: "No Getting UPS you Fat Alcoholic"
Motility:
"No Getting up" : non-motile and non-flagellated
Infections:
UTI (Urinary tract infection)
Pneumonia
Sepsis
Morphology:
Fat prominent capsule
Also, Alcoholics are at increased risk of infection