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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Klebsiella pneumoniae'' subspecies ''ozaenae''}}

== Background ==
* Found colonizing the nasopharynx of healthy people
* Putative causative organism of chronic atrophic rhinitis

=== Microbiology ===
* Subspecies of [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus]] within the species [[Species::Klebsiella pneumoniae]]

== Clinical Manifestations ==
* Associated with chronic atrophic rhinitis, characterized by bone resorption and thick, foul-smelling nasal discharge that can form crusts

[[Category:Head and neck infections]]