Pathogens
Klebsiella oxytoca

Klebsiella oxytoca

Precautions

For carbapenemase producing (CPO):

  • Enhanced Contact Precautions
  • Add Droplet Precautions if present in sputum and has cough
  • AGP sign if needed

General Information

Fermenting gram negative rod, of the order Enterobacterales.

Normal GI flora

UTI, can cause nosocomial infections similar to Klebsiella pneumoniae.