title: Chronic Klebsiella pneumonia in an immunocompetent host.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, PO Box 2101, Delhi 110 007, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Panjabi
authors.forename: Mandira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Vijayan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy