if children are less than 3 years old a mask while around them should be sufficient for the course of the antibiotics. If not sneezing or coughing, older than 3 years should not need special precautions. Try Mayo Clinic web site for info on klebsiella
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 5:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: klebsiella pneumoniae I have another biggie that I need to solve for a co-worker. I realize this list isn't for personal use, but I haven't been able to find the information she needs. You wonderful people out there in mds land have helped me so many times. Here it is: she has been diagnosed with klebsiella pneumoniae from a culture taken in her nostrils. She has had very dry mucous membranes with a lot of nosebleeds, so she insisted that her doc do a culture. She was told that it wasn't the bacteria that caused pneumonia, but can show up in the urinary tract or the respiratory tract. She was started on Tetracycline for 3 weeks. She is concerned that she might be contageous to her grandchildren who are very young. I really can't find many details on this subject and I've been out of nursing school way too long to remember. Sorry to make this so long, but poor thing is really stressing out about it. Thanks as always, June (Sorry, Gary!! I know this is a no-no.) /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by email reply or by telephone and immediately delete this message and any attachments. Call us at (217) 464-2864. /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/
