Catalog

Meningitis due to Klebsiella pneumoniae

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Link to WHO Definition

Meningitis due to Klebsiella pneumoniae – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1327378915

This is an infectious disease caused by the inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord known as the meninges. It develops in response to a bacterial infection of the cerebrospinal fluid by Klebsiella pneumoniae (also previously known as Friedlander bacillus).