Kourtney Kardashian reveals her sister Khloe is 'doing ok' as she continues to fight off staph infection
Her family were said to be 'freaking out' over Khloe Kardashian's staph infection diagnosis.
But her sister Kourtney has revealed that the 31-year-old is 'doing ok' as she continues to recover from her illness.
Speaking on the red carpet at the Variety and Women's Wear Daily luncheon, on Thursday she told E! News: 'She's good. She's Ok. She's not feeling well, but she's OK.'
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Getting better: Kourtney Kardashian has revealed her sister Khloe is 'doing ok' as she fights off a staph infection
The reality star is being treated with intravenous antibiotics and has cancelled her book tour after picking up the hospital-borne infection.
Khloe's grandfather Robert Houghton died of a staph infection that he picked up after a car crash back in 1975.
Kris was sent 'into a panic' and left her 'freaked out', Kardashian sources told TMZ.
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Ill: Khloe Kardashian (pictured last week) has cancelled public appearances after contracting the nfection
Khloe cancelled her book tour on Wednesday to undergo a series of tests after falling ill - and initially blaming her symptoms on stress.
Now it has emerged that the 31-year-old reality star contracted the serious infection during the weeks spent in hospital tending to NBA star Lamar Odom.
She has a lesion on her leg which became painful and she later developed other symptoms including a high fever and swollen glands, TMZ reports. Khloe has been given a course in antibiotics.
While doctors are optomistic about Khloe's chance of a full recovery, they have banned her heavily pregnant sister Kim from visiting - in case she picks up the infection.
Busy schedule: Khloe has been doing almost daily in-store appearances to promote Strong Looks Better Naked as well as lots of press. The star is seen here last week at an appearance in San Diego
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Khloe took to Twitter on Wednesday to tell fans she was cancelling two public appearances to promote her book Strong Looks Better Naked.
Making waves: The star's book is now a New York Times Best Seller and details her path to fitness and her recovery from her marriage collapse
At the time, the star thought stress was to blame, writing: 'Dolls! So sorry I needed 2 re schedule my book signing. I'm sick & dr's orders are that I need to lay low until we narrow down what's wrong.
'I'll be going for more testing today. I'm very sorry again. Stress can run our bodies down so please everyone take care of yourselves.'
She later tweeted: 'I'm reading all of your tweets + messages on my Facebook.... seriously u guys give me strength! I love and appreciate you more than u know.'
And she added: 'Signing off.... Antibiotics +painkillers + tweeting does not equal anything good lol'
The star's representative also confirmed her illness, tellingGossip Cop: 'She is getting treatment and will be OK,' adding she 'just needs to rest and get it treated.'
The reality star is hoping to reschedule her appearances.
Staph infections are caused by a bacteria that typically lives on the nose or skin but can turn deadly if it enters deeper into the body and infects the bloodstream, joints, bones, lungs or heart.
Symptoms can vary from painful skin rashes and boils to dangerous heart infections. Food poisoning, blood poisoning and toxic shock syndrome are some of the most common types of staph infections, which are typically treated with antibiotics.
Khloe was meant to be in Houston, Texas, on Friday for a book signing.
The reality star has been doing almost daily in-store appearances to promote her now New York Times Best Seller as well as lots of press.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star has also been at estranged husband Lamar Odom's bedside almost every day since he collapsed and slipped into a subsequent coma last month.
Tough time: The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star has also been by estranged husband Lamar Odom's bedside every day since he collapsed and slipped into a subsequent coma last month (pictured 2012)
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