Klebsiella pneumoniae subspecies ozaenae

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Klebsiella pneumoniae subspecies ozaenae


Background

  • Found colonizing the nasopharynx of healthy people
  • Putative causative organism of chronic atrophic rhinitis

Microbiology

Clinical Manifestations

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