Congenital Pneumonia Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae

Pneumonia presenting at birth or occur-ring within first 48 hours of life is most commonly caused by E. coli, Streptococci, Klebsiella aerobacter or Enterococci(1). Congenital pneumonia produces intra-uterine death in 16-20 % of neonates(l). Early diagnosis and adequate treatment can reduce the mortality to a great extent. We report a case of congenital pneumonia caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae with suc-cessful outcome. A three hour old, fullterm neonate deliv-ered vaginally weighing 2.36 kg, presente