Search Tag: Klebsiella pneumoniae

2024 25 Jul

  The human oral cavity hosts a diverse array of microorganisms, most of which are symbiotic with the host. However, some microbes, known as colonising opportunistic pathogens (COPs), can pose significant health risks under specific conditions. These pathogens are generally of low abundance and harmless in their natural niche but can become virulent...Read more

2017 17 Oct

In an international study in 13 European intensive care units using protocolised surveillance and microbiological analysis, the transmission capacity of bacteria resistant to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins (ESCs) was 3.7 times higher for non-Escherichia coli Enterobacteriaceae (mainly Klebsiella pneumoniae) than for E. coli. The study findings are...Read more

2015 14 Jun

A cutting-edge medical therapy has been developed by researchers at Queen’s University, Belfast that could protect patients against a lethal superbug. The treatment uses a molecule called an inhibitor and prevents the superbug Klebsiella pneumonia from blocking the body’s natural defences. Klebsiella has a mortality rate of 25 to 60 percent...Read more