RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Biochemical classification of Klebsiella correlated with the severity of the associated disease JF Journal of Clinical Pathology JO J Clin Pathol FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists SP 478 OP 481 DO 10.1136/jcp.15.5.478 VO 15 IS 5 A1 Foster, W. D. A1 Bragg, Jean YR 1962 UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/15/5/478.abstract 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.