Raoultella ornithinolytica
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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
