What is Klebsiella pneumoniae?

Klebsiella pneumonia is an infection of the lungs associated with congestion and fluid accumulation. Typical symptoms might include fever, chills, cough, and chest pain. Often the cough is productive and blood tinged, and described as currant jelly sputum.

How do members experience Klebsiella pneumoniae?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Klebsiella pneumoniae*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Klebsiella pneumoniae*

Who has Klebsiella pneumoniae on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 4
40s 6
50s 4
60s 13
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 13
Female 20

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What is Klebsiella pneumoniae?

Klebsiella pneumonia is an infection of the lungs associated with congestion and fluid accumulation. Typical symptoms might include fever, chills, cough, and chest pain. Often the cough is productive and blood tinged, and described as currant jelly sputum.



Common symptoms reported by people with Klebsiella pneumoniae

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for Klebsiella pneumoniae

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Compare treatments taken by people with Klebsiella pneumoniae

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have Klebsiella pneumoniae through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with Klebsiella pneumoniae? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has Klebsiella pneumoniae on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 17 say Klebsiella pneumoniae is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 4
40s 6
50s 4
60s 13
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 13
Female 20

These charts show data from Klebsiella pneumoniae patients who have completed their condition history
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