a Gram-negative bacteria found in the respiratory, intestinal, and urinogenital tracts of humans and animals, which can cause pneumonia and urinary infections
Word origin
C20: after Edwin Klebs (1834–1913), German bacteriologist
Examples of 'klebsiella' in a sentence
klebsiella
Another, klebsiella, can lead to pneumonia and meningitis.
The Sun (2017)
A total of 1,241 have been infected by klebsiella at just one hospital trust since 2009.