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== Background == |
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* [[Stain::Gram-negative]], encapsulated, oxidase-[[Oxidase::negative]], catalase-[[Catalase::positive]], aerobic, non-motile [[Shape::bacillus]] within the genus [[Genus::Raoultella]] |
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** Previously known as ''Klebsiella ornithinolytica'' |
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* Environmental organism in water and soil |
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== Clinical Manifestations == |
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* Most commonly causes GI and hepatobiliary infections |
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* Case reports of urinary tract infection |
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* Very few case reports of bone and joint infections, soft tissue infection, pneumonia, empyema, pericarditis, and mediastinitis |
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== Further Reading == |
== Further Reading == |
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Latest revision as of 19:07, 8 November 2022
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
