(L.A.) Maria Rivera, 82, Died in a Hospital
Case Number: 2023-04171
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of an 82-year-old Hispanic female that occurred in a hospital.
The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Maria Rivera.
Manner of Death: Natural
Cause of Death A: Ischemic Heart Disease
Cause of Death B: Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease
Other Significant Conditions: Med Hx of DM, Fatty Liver, Cholelithiasis, CHF, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Cardiomyopathy, Thrombocytopenia, Unspecified Dementia, Hyperlipidemia, Breast Cancer, Right Hip Arthroplasty Infection, and Klebsiella Pneumonia Infection
RIP MARIA RIVERA (August 14, 1940 – April 7, 2023)
Medical History of Diabetes Mellitus
CHF = Congestive Heart Failure
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative, non-motile, encapsulated, lactose-fermenting, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium. The most common condition caused by Klebsiella bacteria outside the hospital is pneumonia, typically in the form of bronchopneumonia and also bronchitis.