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KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIA
Acute, fulminating form, diabetics, alcoholics, chronic form, associated with underlying lung malady, unusual in infants and children (but may be epidemic), mortality about 50% (less in epidemic form), death often in 48 hours, XR findings: alveolarexudate most likely to be heighten lung volume