Klebsiella ozaenae in a patient with cystic fibrosis.
For a 3 1/2-year period, a mucoid strain of Klebsiella ozaenae supplanted the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the respiratory tract of a patient with cystic fibrosis. He showed no clinical signs of ozena. While the patient was colonized with K ozaenae, his pulmonary status essentially remained unchanged. However, his clinical condition deteriorated rapidly when P aeruginosa colonization again became predominant.
D000328:Adult; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000254:growth & development; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000254:growth & development; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000382:microbiology