Raoultella ornithinolytica

Background

• Gram-negative, encapsulated, oxidase-negative, catalase-positive, aerobic, non-motile bacillus within the genus Raoultella
  • Previously known as Klebsiella ornithinolytica
• Environmental organism in water and soil

Clinical Manifestations

• Most commonly causes GI and hepatobiliary infections
• Case reports of urinary tract infection
• Very few case reports of bone and joint infections, soft tissue infection, pneumonia, empyema, pericarditis, and mediastinitis

Further Reading

• Raoultella ornithinolytica: Emergence and Resistance. Infect Drug Resist. 2019. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S191387