Klebsiella oxytoca

Precautions

Routine Practices
Routine Practices

General Information

Pathogen information

Fermenting gram negative rod, of the Enterobacteriaceae family

Epidemiology

Normal GI flora

Associated syndromes

  •  UTI

  •  Can cause nosocomial infections similar to Klebsiella pneumoniae.

  • There is evidence that this organism may cause colitis associated with antimicrobial use.