"Klebsiella pneumonia, also known as Friedländer pneumonia, refers to pneumonia resulting from an infection from the organism Klebsiella pneumoniae."
"Klebsiella pneumoniae is among the most common Gram-negative bacteria encountered by physicians worldwide and accounts for 0.5-5.0% of all cases of pneumonia 2. This organism can cause extensive pulmonary necrosis and frequent cavitation 1."
"The organism Klebsiella pneumoniae was first described by German microbiologist Carl Friedländer (1847-1887) in 1882, in a series of patients with Klebsiella pneumonia 7,8."