Photo quiz: positive blood culture in a patient with sickle cell crisis. Answer: Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia showing filamentous forms and spheroplasts due to the presence of subinhibitory concentrations of β-lactams.

• Authors: Nuntra Suwantarat, Michael R Jacobs
• Journal: Journal of clinical microbiology (J Clin Microbiol) Vol. 51 Issue 8 Pg. 2475, 2807 (Aug 2013) ISSN: 1098-660X [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 23861544 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Lactams

Topics

• Black or African American
• Anemia, Sickle Cell (complications)
• Bacteremia (diagnosis, microbiology)
• Blood (microbiology)
• Female
• Humans
• Klebsiella Infections (drug therapy)
• Klebsiella pneumoniae (cytology, drug effects)
• Lactams (administration & dosage)
• Microscopy
• Spheroplasts (cytology)
• Staining and Labeling (methods)
• Young Adult