[Epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in 2 colonies of squirrel monkeys and lemurs].

Abstract

After a short summary of the occurrence, sources, phenotypic characteristics, epidemiologic markers, virulence factors and pathogenicity of the 7 species of Klebsiella, the author reported (1) an infection due to K. pneumoniae K5 in a breed of squirrel monkey. These animals were suffering from sub-cutaneous abcesses (Pasteur Institute of Cayenne, French Guyana). (2) The second example refers a fatal infection due to K. pneumoniae K2 in a colony of lemurs, at Mulhouse zoological garden (East of France). Both animal colonies were protected against infection by the use of specific anti-K. pneumoniae capsular polysaccharide vaccine.