Since October of last year, 31 patients at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle have been infected with Klebsiella bacteria. The downtown Seattle location is experiencing an outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae, which according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, can lead to infections such as urinary tract infections, bloodstream, wound or surgical site infections, or pneumonia. According to Seattle and King County Public Health, four patients who contracted the bacteria have died. It is still unclear if their deaths were caused by the infection. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/bacterial-outbreak-virginia-mason-medical-center/281-23fcd604-3019-4088-877d-60976039d3f4