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“Invasive Klebsiella Pneumoniae Syndrome in Qatar”
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  • Muhammad Jamshaid,
  • Aamir Shahzad,
  • Huma Munir,
  • Muhammad Tayyab,
  • Abdul Aziz Zafar. ,
  • Ijaz Kamal
Muhammad Jamshaid
Hamad Medical Corporation

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Aamir Shahzad
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Huma Munir
Shaikh Zayed Hospital
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Muhammad Tayyab
Mayo Hospital
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Abdul Aziz Zafar.
Hamad General Hospital
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Ijaz Kamal
Hamad General Hospital
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Abstract

Klebsiella pneumoniae can cause community-acquired and hospital-acquired infection. It increases morbidity and mortality in high-risk patients. We present a case of invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae in poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, who ended up having a metastatic spread of Klebsiella pneumoniae involving the liver, lungs, kidneys, brain, and muscle.