Klebsiella pneumoniae is a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family, along with E. coli and P. mirabilis, which together account for the vast majority of community-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs). It is also a frequent cause of bloodstream infections and of community-acquired pneumonia among alcoholics.
This video shows the trends in outpatient K. pneumoniae resistance to ceftriaxone, a broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic.
The data suggest that resistance to ceftriaxone remains relatively sta