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Klebsiella Infection

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-015174

1. (Infection with a member of) a genus of Gram-negative, non-motile, rod-shaped bacteria that have a polysaccharide-based capsule and are oxidase negative. Klebsiella spp. are frequent human pathogens.

2. (Infection with a) bacteria that frequently causes lung, urinary tract, intestinal, and wound infections.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-015174
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0); National Cancer Institute Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015174",
  "term": "Klebsiella Infection",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. (Infection with a member of) a genus of Gram-negative, non-motile, rod-shaped bacteria that have a polysaccharide-based capsule and are oxidase negative. Klebsiella spp. are frequent human pathogens.\n\n2. (Infection with a) bacteria that frequently causes lung, urinary tract, intestinal, and wound infections.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus",
    "National Cancer Institute Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/klebsiella-infection/"
}

Record 15,174 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.