[genus of gram negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod shaped bacteria whose organisms arrange singly, in pairs, or short chains; this genus is commonly found in the intestinal tract and is an opportunistic pathogen that can give rise to bacteremia, pneumonia, urinary tract and several other types of human infection. ( CSP )]
UMLS (NCI) C0022727 Relation/PAR: coliform bacilli
Relation/CHD: Klebsiella pneumoniae