Chronic Klebsiella pneumonia in an immunocompetent host
Sinha, R.; Panjabi, C.; Varma, M.; Vijayan, V.K.; Shah, A.
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 51: 306-308
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772 PMID: 12839360 Document Number: 555635
A 55 years immunocompetent male was evaluated for chronic pulmonary disease of over 12-month duration for which he had twice been prescribed anti-tubercular therapy. Investigations led to the diagnosis of chronic Klebsiella pneumonia, which is rarely encountered in immunocompetent hosts in the antibiotic era.
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