PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Foster, W. D. AU - Bragg, Jean TI - Biochemical classification of Klebsiella correlated with the severity of the associated disease AID - 10.1136/jcp.15.5.478 DP - 1962 Sep 01 TA - Journal of Clinical Pathology PG - 478--481 VI - 15 IP - 5 4099 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/15/5/478.short 4100 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/15/5/478.full SO - J Clin Pathol1962 Sep 01; 15 AB - The biochemical classification of the Klebsiella proposed by Cowan, Steel, Shaw, and Duguid (1960) has been applied to 50 strains isolated as the pure or predominant growth from sputum, and Klebsiella species have been correlated with the severity of the chest infection in the patient. A modification in nomenclature is suggested.