My husband was just released from the hospital after 7 days battling a Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. He is an active, healthy 43 year old with no immune compromising issues. We took him to the ER with sepsis, and he was diagnosed with an abscess in the left lobe of his liver. Klebsiella grew out of both the blood culture and the pus from the liver, which has a drain. He is on 4 weeks of IV antibiotics along with Flagyl 3 times daily. He is doing splendid 2 weeks later. Of course the BIG question is where did this infection come from? 5-7 days prior to developing symptoms of malaise, he was bit by a dog on the leg. The wound was cleaned, and did not develop infection at the site. His doctor said the bug escaped his GI tract. All his blood tests are within normal range with the exception of a slightly elevated ALT. Could the dog have introduced the bacteria to his bloodstream? How does Klebsiella take down a healthy, strong, active guy?

Summarized question: Could the dog bite cause Klebsiella infection?