DISEASE NAME:
Klebsiella pneumoniae
CATEGORY:
Microbiology/Antimicrobial Resistance
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Klebsiella pneumoniae are just one of many different types of bugs (bacteria) that can live in the bowel. The word Enterobacteriaceae is sometimes used to refer to Klebsiella and a number of other similar bacteria (for example E. coli), because they are bacteria that live in the enteric tract, which is another term used to describe the bowel or gut. Multi‐drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (MDR-KP) are a type of Klebsiella pneumoniae which have become resistant to several different types of commonly used antibiotics. This means that those antibiotics may not be helpful for treating infection caused by MDR‐KP.
Case definition
Clinical criteria
Not relevant for surveillance purposes
Laboratory criteria
Isolation of K. pneumoniae from blood or cerebrospinal fluid.
Susceptibility to ampicillin, third-generation cephalosporins, meropenem, gentamicin and ciprofloxacin should be determined.
Epidemiological criteria
NA
Case classification
A. Possible case
NA
B. Probable case
NA
C. Confirmed case
Any person meeting the laboratory criteria
Current as of: 28 May 2018
Information, Data and Reports for Klebsiella pneumoniae
Ireland’s specialist service for the surveillance of communicable diseases.